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.
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.
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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?!
Has anyone read Brave New World?
Super costs are only part of the problem Trevor, the medical costs will be horrific.
@softstarter I agree. @Peter Williamson, read our election policy
Does/would the Labour Party support United Future’s retirement and superannuation policy?
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.
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.
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…