"You'll never live like common people"

[redken1]

Retired people should be encouraged to do community work such as caring for the "very old" or face losing some of their pension, a peer has suggested.
Lord Bichard, a former benefits chief, said "imaginative" ideas were needed to meet the cost of an ageing society. The peer is a member of a committee investigating demographic changes and their impact on public services.
And although such a move might be controversial, it would stop older people being a "burden on the state". (that's me) > > >

Despite the fact that I’ve worked all my life and contributed to the state coffers for 51years I’ll still be a burden on society if I live long enough to retire at 67.

I guess it was too much to expect that a “F**king Pleb” like me would be allowed to spend his twilight years enjoying riding his motorcycle around the countryside. :-?

I suppose I could ‘play the system,’ have a sidecar fitted and ferry a “very old” person for his/her weekly shop, thus fulfilling entitlement criteria to receive my own money back.

Alternatively, I could see out my retirement in Rome, where I would probably gain more respect. :P

[Mitch9128]

Logans run had it nailed with carousel, anyone over 65...*zap*

[wiltshire builders]

Ken you really need to stop listening to radio 2.

[Col]

Makes ya larf really cos loads of us have given up smokes cos too dear and the health and vitality wet weekenders were bleating on how bad for health it is

now they are wittering about an increased aged population ...they even kicked us out of pubs of which many have closed again losing jobs and tax revenue ;D

See the loons want to tax alcohol higher too---ok in city/town clubs /pubs on Fri/Sat night but not us oldies that just like a pint or 15 ... need somat to ease the pain of the lunatic world and tosh variae

There we were happily unselfishly slowly killing ourselves and croaking it early plus creating great employment and paying tax only to be told we're now a 'burden' ffs!!!!!!!...... wankers...I want me bus pass and free stuff when I retire --- and I want it for many years to come cos I is a new healthy long lived non smoker :P

tax the young I say ;D :-*

[redken1]

Ken you really need to stop listening to radio 2.

How do you know I heard this on radio 2? ;D

[wiltshire builders]

[quote author=dan_geoghegan link=1351101009/2#2 date=1351114780]Ken you really need to stop listening to radio 2.

How do you know I heard this on radio 2? ;D[/quote]
Because I nearly threw my radio at the wall when I heard that pompous prick going on. It didn't help that Vanessa "shh everyone i'm talking now" Feltz is presenting.

[Kevinb]

Saw a woman on Watchdog last night complaining about utility bill costs. Single mum with four kids and a very nice flat screen tv on the wall. Makes you wonder what you are working for/towards >

[Senna(Dan)]

Ken you do know that this guy is on £120k a year and will retire on pretty similar figures.
I think he is a bigger drain on society than the so called 'very old'.

Another scumbag politician who needs to resign!

[Swanny]

Logans run had it nailed with carousel, anyone over 65...*zap*

Haha that was great
But it wasn't 65

The citizens live a mostly hedonistic lifestyle but have been told that in order to maintain the city, every resident must undergo the ritual of "Carrousel" at the age of 30

WB forum would be rather quiet if they bring this in

[Goldie]

Saw a woman on Watchdog last night complaining about utility bill costs. Single mum with four kids and a very nice flat screen tv on the wall. Makes you wonder what you are working for/towards >

I'm a single mother of 3 kids and I've got a flat screen TV :-?