We are not penalising the young in favour of the old. The old are guiding the young, setting a good example - with the exeption of Chris Huhne of course, imparting knowledge and values, instilling an ethos of thrift, generosity and caring and most of all encouraging a good education as a foundation for life in the future.
It is the likes of him and the policies he promotes who encourage teenage pregnancy, any kind of learning of dubious quality and relevance as long as it is accompanied by a lot of certificates, cheating and fiddling the system for personal greed, a dependant society and a financial services based economy which by definition will result in high unemployment and re- distribution of wealth to a minority at the expense of the majority. Exactly where we are today.
I'm sure most pensioners will be only too pleased to be repaid what they have paid into the system over 39 or 44 years in exchange for not receiving a pension. It was not our generation that reduced the qualifying years to 30 from the 39 & 44 previously required. As a disgraced former minister he perhaps should heed the advice that it is infinately better to be considered a fool than to either speak or write thereby removing all doubt. It is said that he once stated that Amphetamines, Opium and LSD are acceptible in society, really, such a great example. I for one will not pay any heed to whatever he would have to say notwithstanding his degree in politics and economics, it obviously proves one can achieve the standard without actually having learnt anything.
