Pensioner Incomes 'outstrip Those Of Working Families'

mikey4444 | 08:56 Mon 13th Feb 2017 | News

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38948369

David Willets, sometimes called Two-brains Willets because he is so brainy apparently, was interviewed by Humphrys this morning. He was making a case for ending the triple lock pension guarantee.

This was introduced by the coalition government, in 2010, as a bribe to get us all to vote Tory. But the same Tories are now actively discussing doing away with it !

Shouldn't we be improving incomes for working families, rather than downgrading the incomes of retired people ?

A quote from the above link :::

"Pensioner households are now £20 a week better off than working age households, but were £70 a week worse off in 2001"

R.i.p Al Jarreau.

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Gromit....I have been called many things over the years, but never "socialite"

But I am more than happy to be referred to a Socialist !

mikey4444

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Boo...this thread really isn't about housing, important though that issue is. But I don't want to stifle debate !

Zacs-Master

Apologies. Your anything but a socialite ;-)

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You're Aaaargh. Think I'll go back to bed.

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Zacs....thanks....you say the nicest things !

naomi24

If people have planned for their old age by working and paying into private pension schemes, paid of their mortgages and, after pensionable age, are still working to provide themselves with a good standard of living I can’t see the problem. Good luck to them.

naomi24

*paid off their mortgages*

hereIam

BOO at 9:48 couldn't agree with you more. I'm sick to death of green belt land being used to build yet more homes on.

mikey4444

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hereIam....this thread is nothing to do with immigration or housing !

hereIam

Couldn't care less mikey.

hereIam

Oops sorry missed out my exclamation mark !

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hereIam.....that is blatantly obvious from your posts !

hereIam

Good !

Old_Geezer

Regardless what was being compared by DW: it's a pretty outstanding pension, final salary based or not, that means one is better off on a pension than they were in work. Does anyone get anywhere near the salary they used to be on ? I know I don't and still won't at the age of 6583 when the State might finally stop pushing it back and add their contribution that I paid in for.

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