Re: Pensions
From Barry's postWhat we have to remember, is that it is only the private sector that generates the wealth required to pay public sector pensions. Unless the public services contribute more themselves we will eventually be bankrupted. It may seem unfair now, but to me, and all of the private sector generally, the thought of being taxed until death to continue to pay obscene public sector pensions, is almost criminal.Re: Pensions
I may be wrong but I understood the public sector pensions first came about because the wages were lower than those paid for similar occupations in the private sector. Also some of the jobs were vocational and the pension was seen as a just reward for giving up the opportunity of a better paid job or putting ones life at risk .Re: Pensions
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Just one more comment and then I'm finished. I think that when people are knocking public sector pensions, they should think on that like other citizens, public sector employees also pay the same taxes, NI, VAT and all the other taxes that everyone else pays - so in that respect they do contribute to the economy of this country. Without the skills of staff working in the NHS many people in this country would be unable to work; without expert healthcare, surgery, etc., many people would not be fit enough.Re: Pensions
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maggie thatcher carefully distroyed all of our jobs, and overseas workers are so used to bad living conditions and low wages they are happy to work like that over here, so stopping wages cabable of paying for pensions, I really worry for my kids, we will be back to prewar days in no time at all.Re: Pensions
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I don't do politics at all because I don't profess to understand it most of the time, and I don't care who did what or when, but now.
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