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Old 02-07-2015, 18:44   #1617
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.

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Originally Posted by Kursk View Post
Not for the first time on this forum I am wrongly accused. In this instance, you call me self serving. How am I self served by supporting pensioners whose income is earned (I am not a pensioner)?; how am I self served by suggesting that benefits need to be targeted toward those in need? (I receive no benefits).

No, it is simply this: there are people who feel their 'predicament' is just not fair and that their situation can be alleviated at the expense of others. In this case, the target is older people. The truly self serving people are those who would bleed their grandmother and grandfather of the modest income that allows them to enjoy their old age with dignity.

It's just as well there are systems in place to protect the defenceless from a youth that expects their needs to be satiated immediately.

Like Ramrod says there is plenty of time for you to provide for yourself if you are concerned about the cost of future pensions and anyway, you never know who might try to take it away from you just when you are relying upon it.
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