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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
However, to see some of the posts on here you would think that pensioners were slimy, child eating monsters cashing in at the expense of the younger generation. I think these ageists need to look at how much the old age pension actually is and wonder whether they could live on that.
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I think a lot of young people feel that the pension, that they don't expect to get, should be high for old people. You don't find any of the parties that younger people support supporting a reduction in the state pension.
What they're angry about is that the government doesn't do anything to address the economic problems of younger people. In fact the Government makes those problems worse but cutting as much as possible from jobseekers allowance for the under-25s, tripling tuition fees and prioritising protecting property values rather than increase the supply.