I don't know what it is. Maybe political correctness gone mad.
Pensioners who are already wealthy get winter fuel allowance, etc. Each time this kind of stuff gets mentioned on things like Question Time or something, people shout and whistle, showing complete disregard for the subject, and no real debate can happen.
I am not talking about the pensioners who aren't well off. But a huge proportion of pensioners did profit from the higher house prices - something not likely to happen for the younger generation.
Our kids have to pay to go to uni. My generation will retire much, much later. We also have to pay for inflated house prices.
And yet, there will be people who say 'but we've paid our taxes'. Well, we pay taxes and our kids will, too, but we are likely to get A LOT less back. I just feel there's a huge generational wealth divide. And I wonder why no one wants to discuss this properly? Why do people want to stop a debate before it has even had a chance to happen?
Everyone will die. Your legacy is the next generation. So why not speak up for what essentially will be your only legacy?
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SnowBells · 18/02/2014 21:37
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