The pension vote is another vote of young against old/current workers against past workers.

Unfortunately(?) "grey power" is likely to win, as they will remember to go to the polls, and they currently care more.

This issue has come about in all countries with a government pension and an ageing population.

Thank you JBrady for pointing out that the pensions have already been reduced from 7.2% to 6.8%, and now they want another reduction to 6.4%, and AbFab for pointing out yet another double negative to confuse voters!

I like what Zurcher said about granny (who possibly was a mother/non worker, made little financial contribution to the running of things, but "made" the "earners" of today) who needs this money to live on and will have to sell her house to be able to eat for the next 20 years. Either her kids get to fight over the house, or she get to use the money. Anyone else heard of the SKI club? (Spending Kids Inheritance)

I am also not counting on ANY contribution from the government by the time I would be old enough to get anything.

Personally I feel it is up to us to make sure this trend of less people working to support the ageing doesn't continue - so go out there and breed!