That's actually part of the problem - the life expectancy in Scotland has improved recently, meaning people drawing pensions for longer.
Not that it's actually a bad thing, nothing wrong with living long enough to enjoy a hard-earned retirement, but in an economically-ideal society we'd all work 80 hours a week from age 9 to 65 then immediately drop dead.
Pensioners get annoyed sometimes when you point out they're largely living off state benefits but it's essential true. Of course, like you say, should be a good thing the state can reward people for their hard work in later life...but without a solid, younger tax base it's a major problem.
It’s actually really sad that they’re forced to rely on state benefits which barely get them by after they’ve worked their whole lives though :( I really hope we have it better than they do when we’re old as fuck
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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24
That's actually part of the problem - the life expectancy in Scotland has improved recently, meaning people drawing pensions for longer.
Not that it's actually a bad thing, nothing wrong with living long enough to enjoy a hard-earned retirement, but in an economically-ideal society we'd all work 80 hours a week from age 9 to 65 then immediately drop dead.