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					Originally Posted by 1andrew1  Who doesn't? The young don't have a monopoly on this! Pensioners have been handed free stuff eg free bus travel, free tv licences etc to secure their votes. Buying votes aka "appealing to demographics" is not new. | 
	
 Difference is though that usually, but not always,  but most likely, that pensioners have paid into the system for 30-40 years before they receive these benefits.