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Time to address super costs

Posted by on March 27th, 2012

The Guardian reports that a third of children born this year in the UK will live to be a hundred. Our life expectancy is similar.

And John Key continues to bury his head in the sand and say there is no issue.


9 Responses to “Time to address super costs”

  1. Peter Williamson says:

    To be fair – the Labour Party was just as keen to evade this question.

    It’s time for a bipartisan approach – and some work behind the scenes to attend to this.

    Why not tell us what really is happening to attebnd to this – or is this sniping at each other the only thing that is happening?!

  2. softstarter says:

    Has anyone read Brave New World?

  3. softstarter says:

    Super costs are only part of the problem Trevor, the medical costs will be horrific.

  4. Trevor Mallard says:

    @softstarter I agree. @Peter Williamson, read our election policy

  5. Joel says:

    Does/would the Labour Party support United Future’s retirement and superannuation policy?

  6. KH says:

    No government will address intergenerational theft whilst the baby boomers form the majority of the voter base.

    See also: refusal to discuss interest-free student loans (which are more important politically for parent votes than student votes), working for families and capital gains tax.

  7. Tracey says:

    A reasonably big step was taken in the formation of the superannuation fund, something the parties (major) couldn’t agree to. Some issues are bigger than politics.

  8. Matt says:

    Here we go… The fraud of inter-generational accounting. There is NO cost associated with an aging society. The NZ Super Fund is a giant waste of time. The sooner Labour realise that, the better…

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