state pension age 70

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So the state pension age will be raised to 70. There will be a lot of manual workers who wont be physically capable of carrying out their duties at that age. Then they'll be the 70 year old HGV drivers crawling around the roads, taxi drivers getting lost more often, old policemen/ women chasing crooks.
I know from personal experience there's a good few things that I either can't do at all or takes me twice as long to do, but that's another post.
What's your thoughts guys and gals.???
 
It's wrong - very wrong

Just because people are living longer doesn't mean they can work for longer.

It's just the government finding ways to not pay too much money

There are lots of other places to make cuts instead of punishing the older generation - MP's expenses for a start , then the amount paid out in benefits
 
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Liverpoolphil said:
It's wrong - very wrong

Just because people are living longer doesn't mean they can work for longer.

It's just the government finding ways to not pay too much money

There are lots of other places to make cuts instead of punishing the older generation - MP's expenses for a start , then the amount paid out in benefits
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Liverpoolphil said:
It's wrong - very wrong

Just because people are living longer doesn't mean they can work for longer.

It's just the government finding ways to not pay too much money

There are lots of other places to make cuts instead of punishing the older generation - MP's expenses for a start , then the amount paid out in benefits
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Bring in a cut off level for life expectancy, so for arguments sake, the state only has to look after pensioners for 20 years.

Think of the savings, no more retirement homes, no more telegrams for the queen to write, birthday candle sales will fall, yes. but its a small price to pay.
 
I wonder what david cameron would say if his house was on fire and five 69 year old guys got off the truck.
 
Rooter said:
Bring in a cut off level for life expectancy, so for arguments sake, the state only has to look after pensioners for 20 years.

Think of the savings, no more retirement homes, no more telegrams for the queen to write, birthday candle sales will fall, yes. but its a small price to pay.
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Its time you relied on yourself and not the state , that's a bonus pension , I planned for my retirement in my early 20`s , others said to me what you doing all that for now , the Older British Rail Drivers said don't listen to them you carry on son , we did not have the chance in our time , anyway I am now retired at 54 , only regret I have is I wish I put aside more so I have a even bigger pension ..............so you young guys sort it now , don't tink its years away, make your own arrangements be it a private pension or buy to let property , they say life starts at 40 or 50 .................it does ............EYG
 
I'm not sure this will apply to public sector workers. They tend to get treated very differently to the riff raff. It will only apply to the state pension, which may not exist in it's current form when I retire. Anyone soley relying on the state pension for their retirement is going to be very badly off.
 
murphthemog said:
I'm not sure this will apply to public sector workers. They tend to get treated very differently to the riff raff.
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65 at the moment and a imposible fitness test to complete when you 64 so they dont have to pay you your lump sum of 80k. Hence the strikes
 
stevie_r said:
Probably about the same, I doubt they will be running a sub minute 400m TBH. ;)
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I am coming up for 66 and I bet I could leave a lot of teenagers a long way behind on a hill trek.
Some right ageist guff on this thread!

One of my retired neighbours goes fell running to a decent standard, anyone tried that?
 
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