The next Government

[PROCNA2018]

Lol, same with children's allowance.

Yes all of them.

 

[jimmym]

The demographics show that with a falling birth rate here and in N.I. increasingly it will immigrants will be making up a huge shortfall in revenue.


Time for politicians to be honest with people and raise the retirement age.

Raising retirement age would be political suicide, SF won a ton of votes in 2020 by promising to pay full pension as soon as somebody reached
65, They no longer mention it,

 

[jimmym]

It won't be immigrants it will be those living here paying tax. That will include whatever immigrant population we might have.

Point being old age pension like other universal benefits are non negotiable. The only thing I could see that might be applied is an opt out clause where if you felt you didn't require it or could go without then you had that option.

Who is going to say yerra we dont need it?

 

[Stacky]

Raising retirement age would be political suicide, SF won a ton of votes in 2020 by promising to pay full pension as soon as somebody reached
65, They no longer mention it,

They will promise you anything................for a while anyway.

 

[Blue Jasmin]

I think the widows & widowers pension should be means tested, if you're already in receipt of a generous public sector pension and the other benefits that pensioners get then you don't need this additional weekly payment if your spouse dies.

 

[PROCNA2018]

I think the widows & widowers pension should be means tested, if you're already in receipt of a generous public sector pension and the other benefits that pensioners get then you don't need this additional weekly payment if your spouse dies.

Completely disagree.
Universal benefits should be universal.

 

[bluesball]

Totally agree

 

[jimmym]

Sunday indo poll. FG 25, FF 21, SF 18

 

[PROCNA2018]

Sunday indo poll. FG 25, FF 21, SF 18

And they still won't ditch her

 

[jimmym]

And they still won't ditch her

Far too proud to admit she isnt the right leader,