Why?

SkyBlueFlux said:
It’s a sort of impossible situation that one if you ask me.

No government should have promised it in the first place. It’s a guarantee that you’re going to take an increasing amount from the wallets of the next generation which is unsustainable. Especially in an era where wages have stagnated but pensions have continued to increase consistently. If there had been more policies to promote wage growth to ensure that kept increasing alongside, it would make more sense. In a sense you’re robbing Peter to pay Paul as well because more in pension pots mean less for health and social care which disproportionately supports older people.

The triple lock is going to go eventually, I don’t blame pensioners for being upset about that as they’ve been promised it. I’m not convinced my generation will even have a pension the way things are going - just going to work until I die I reckon.

I agree with OPs general sentiment though. We’re way too happy to just acquiesce and let things impact us. Either that or we fight like rats in a sack over the little support the government does provide.
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If State pensions were a decent amount to live on in the first instance, the triple lock may not have been necessary. At present, the worst in Europe (who are all facing the same issues we are) and no where near minimum wage
 
city2 said:
Why do we as a nation complain about everything yet do fuck all about it me included. Today pubs saying you will pay more for your drinks when it’s busy, Khan ripping of driving, pensioners about to get fucked over, energy prices, petrol prices, sunak saying no investigation into ppe during covid. And we just accept it, WHY
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I think as a Country, the Governement have squeezed too hard for too long and are now taking the piss. People are quickly wising up to this and it won't be too long now before we have public riots
 
Bill Walker said:
I don't know why, can I ask how pensioners are getting fucked over, is it raising the retirement age ?
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Several areas of fuckoffery
1.For part of my working life, I paid into SERPS (Second State Pension) in expectation of an increased state pension. For other years I opted instead, to pay a reduced NIs contribution and put the saving into a private pension. On retirement, I got the full basic pension, plus £63 SERRPS however, For all the years I opted into a private pension (using reduced NI) I was deducted £39. This amount was an assumed figure, based on the extra benefit gained from the private pension over SERPS. In reality, when I took the annuity (no other options back in 2012) I got nowhere near the assumed extra due to the financial crisis.
2.Back in 2012, pensioners were allowed £1000 extra tax-free pay. Scrapped
3.Increased pension rates is for new retirees only (SERPS scrapped). My basic £156+SERPS. New pensions £204.
4.No plans to make old-new equal so every year the newbies get a bigger hike and the gap widens.
5. Triple lock ignored back in 2022 despite a guarantee, (albeit the govt. type of guarantee).
6 Plans muted to adjust (govt. speak for reduce) the 2024 increase to a lower earnings equivalence.
How's that for starters?
 
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