lA new announcement of IZ Kendal Review at state pension age Readers, especially a strong response from old workers and pensioners, feel rapidly squeezed by reforms they see both as inappropriate and unrealistic.
Many people raised the issue with the idea of re -increasing the retirement age, warning that it was responsible for the physical decline, especially among manual workers.
“My knees have packed,” said a 73 -year -old, who retired at the age of 65 after life -long physical labor. “There is no way that I could keep working that I used to do.”
Many readers questioned the claim of Ms. Kendal that future pensioners should pay attention and save more, with many people that savings are only an option for people with rich or disposable income.
A recurring topic was disappointed in a system seen to punish those who “done everything right” – saving in private pension and paying contribution, only to be left with a little support.
Another reader said about his father’s bitter advice, “he asked me to retire Penillas,” because then you get everything. ” ,
Some commentators saw the future, suggesting that rather than sticking to older models, the government should find out policies such as basic income to address the long -term impacts of AI and inequality.
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Pensioners do not drain the system
Pensioners are almost always referred to in such a way that they are leaving a system of something they are not entitled. The forgotten fact is that most of them worked up to 65 and paid until they did so. As we now know, it does not protect them from poverty in old age. Only people with private pension, who are also subject to taxation which were not many times when many set these schemes, is sufficient to cover basic costs.
Savings? How does the average worker do this? They can hardly put food on the table and get. Take more money from people’s pockets, which cuts expenses, and even more high roads will become derogatory and industries will fail.
Retirement age is increasing? A friend recently died on 69, and on another 72 (neither was a manual worker). For manual workers, the growth age of retirement will be cruel and also destructive, or people should work until they leave? Many pensioners have to see strict jobs that do not enable them to eat and heat to promote pension. It is time that the government took a look at some systems working in other countries!
Quick-fix ideas are not solutions. A system is fit for purpose, where everyone pays their proper part and people can maintain their dignity and are able to live without calculating how and if they are entitled to profit or charity, the only sensible way to move forward. What will happen? I would lie if I said I was optimistic!
Inhuman
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Improvement, not tampering
There are issues with triple lock, but savings story is an imagination. As people (especially working classes) reach near 70, they are more likely to find suitable employment or be unable to be unemployed. Therefore they will need the benefits of work. It is not difficult to imagine that cost will also increase on the health system as aging bodies need to work more and more.
In addition, it is likely that almost a third of millennium will eliminate its working life in private fare, so housing support will be required at higher levels.
We cannot tamper with these systems to balance books on paper. We must improve the tax code and social security trap to fit for the modern era.
Lostboy88
Punished for savings
My father saved, paid for private pension and paid his contribution. He was never unemployed and the government asked him to do it. When he retired, he found his hatred that he was much less entitled to the state – was punished to save effectively, etc., while others did not contribute anything, everything was not given by the state. He is socialism. He told me that I should never make my mistake and make sure that I retired the pencile to get the maximum back from what I paid.
Sagia
We work until we die?
Okay, so here we have the result of all those who wanted to avoid cuts. The option is to work for a long time for working people.
In my opinion, some profit cuts were needed.
And before anyone suggests a 0.2 percent tax on billionaires – whether we like it or not – they can leave the UK, fly from time to time if they really want, and then we will lose the huge amount they pay in tax. So what? We work until we die? In my opinion, ordinary people are paying for a lot of freelorders. Where is the sympathy for non-incompatible people who work and pay taxes?
High 5
There is no answer to savings
Savings? There is no answer to savings. If we try to save more, we spend less. If we spend less, we sell business and make less, so they invest less … just contrary that we need to increase the output required to pay pension.
This is a good example of confused thinking that affects so many people. A person who saves more will have more to spend in retirement, otherwise they will have. If we all try to do so, then we are all worse. What is right for a person is often not collectively correct (wet wipes, buying nervousness, smoke -colored fuel, saving for retirement, etc.). Deagal of composition.
Such0
People are not saving because they can’t
People are not saving because they can’t – it’s so easy. There is no money left at the end of the month to save anything due to the cost of living. Most people have to pay pay check live to pay a check without any dull. As long as nothing is done about that, a major problem is being stored for the future, saying to Reeves alone that she was leaving after saving people !!
Deaddak
Gross inequality is the root of our problems
The government cannot increase the age of state pension for only one reason: some people become physically disabled in working when they are slightly older. Asking a manual worker that when he is about 70, it is absurd to continue the holes digging holes. The government needs to deal with tax evasion and avoidance including offshore.
I will also introduce a land value tax, which forces the rich to pay their share. Gross inequality is the root cause of many of our social problems, and it is time addressed. You do not deal with the working people by imposing more taxes – you are taxed on the ultra rich that do not do anything basically.
Flying scott
It makes sense to increase the age of pension
Due to better living conditions, nutrition and healthcare, people are living for a long time. For example, I am now much larger than all my grandparents when they died. Although the weakest should still be taken care of, it makes sense to increase the age of pension to reflect this change in society – it is the 21st century instead of 1900 …
Heyenman
Onsalught on working class people
I am 73 years old, retired at the age of 65 and did most of my life. My knees are packed, and the rest of my body are slowly packing – there is no way that I am able to do the kind of work I did at an early age, and is no longer capable for more than 10 years. This is a case for many manual workers.
How can Kendal, Reavs, Streeting, Stamor, etc. How can they call themselves a labor government, who are with a continuous attack on people of this work class? Trade unions should immediately support and withdraw money and advise their members to keep their votes elsewhere, preferably not in the direction of Faraj, though.
Manvitonam
The future looks unexpected
We should keep in mind that the tireless march of AI and other systems is reducing the number of jobs in many fields, dependent on the ‘exchanges of data’, from simple insurance to DVLA or HMRC, for example … the list is endless.
How can these workers be ‘recycled’ in short term? How do we ensure that those mythological 16 -year -old voters have some employment to look forward after finishing their studies, whichever is at the level?
Importing ‘low-grade’ labor is eating in job supply at the lower end, while the cream of all those ‘surgeons and engineers away from the top end …
The future seems unexpected for many youth. Problems should now be addressed!
Failure to do this will make triple lock – an invaluable resource for many pensioners still looks like changes from behind the couch …
Yavesferr
These reviews are very different from the realities of the people
Financial literacy is not taught in schools. I have a major proportion of people who are not planning for retirement, they do not understand money very well. In addition, a large number of people do not have enough disposable income to save at a level that will give a comfortable retirement. In current terms, you need £ 300,000 to £ 500,000 in private funds. He is for someone who owns his house. If you retire, but still have to pay for rented housing, you did not get any chance.
These reviews are very different from the realities of the people. After paying tax and national insurance for 50 years, I get my state pension next year – and I will pay income tax on it 🙂
Lithiumirone
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