| ▲ | 0x3f a day ago |
| I think they do, actually. They just have a disconnect about it. But e.g. removing the triple lock is unpopular not just among those of an age to be affected by it. |
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| ▲ | pjc50 a day ago | parent [-] |
| The triple lock actually benefits everyone not currently retired, just .. not until they actually retire. |
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| ▲ | 0x3f a day ago | parent [-] | | Only if you assume it's sustainable until you personally die. But that seems in constant question even now. | | |
| ▲ | pjc50 a day ago | parent [-] | | This is true, but .. for all retirement planning, you kind of have to assume no-collapse. It's also incoherent to say "the government pays too much attention to retirees" and "I expect to be defrauded by the government when I retire, along with my entire generation, and to be powerless to stop this" at the same time. |
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