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Osem · 23-06-2015, 18:47

Well off pensioners almost certainly have had their fair share of pain but they're well off and can obviously afford to receive a little less.

Our children are not to blame for the mess we're in but they're going to have to pay for it their whole lives and work longer because of it. That's not fair either.

Many pensioners are really struggling, however, and it'd be wrong to expect them to pay more/receive less but a good number are doing very nicely thank you and although that may be down to their prudence, they can't really expect to be immune form the pain any more than our kids can. It may be unfair but blame is irrelevant because you can only take from those who have something.

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Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged. Well off pensioners almost certainly have had their fair share of pain but they're well off and can obviously afford to receive a little less. Our children are not to blame for the mess we're in but they're going to have to pay for it their whole lives and work longer because of it. That's not fair either. Many pensioners are really struggling, however, and it'd be wrong to expect them to pay more/receive less but a good number are doing very nicely thank you and although that may be down to their prudence, they can't really expect to be immune form the pain any more than our kids can. It may be unfair but blame is irrelevant because you can only take from those who have something.