tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131741005570100939.post211735716608442987..comments2023-05-17T22:23:36.119+10:00Comments on The Body Politic: Ageing of the Australian Population - implications for health and pension budgets.Denis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131741005570100939.post-4771420321312127612009-12-31T08:13:47.149+11:002009-12-31T08:13:47.149+11:00Hi Miss Eagle.
I agree with the points you make.
W...Hi Miss Eagle.<br />I agree with the points you make.<br />We did not advocate changes to pensionable age. <br />What we were doing was to alert the Government to the need to budget for additional costs.<br />It is the modern Government(s) policy<br />of blaming the victim which has resulted in the shift of pension age qualifications.<br />.<br />Liberal Vs Labor?<br />Same attitude.<br />.<br />It is a technocratic budgetary solution, not a social policy.<br />.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131741005570100939.post-60670052540048943882009-12-31T07:35:00.143+11:002009-12-31T07:35:00.143+11:00All this putting of the pension age further and fu...All this putting of the pension age further and further back would be reasonable except for two things:<br />1. Bodies wear out - particularly in those who have done a lot of manual labour - in spite of increasing longevity. We can live to a ripe old age these days with bodies that are not fit for work.<br /><br />2. Age discrimination. If one knew that one could apply for a job at 67 and stand a chance of getting it. But we all know the likelihood of that - even when one is 50!It is one thing to stay in a job once you have it. And there can be age discrimination in that situation. But it is another to find work - any work - at that age and particularly so if your body says you cannot do what you have always done.<br /><br />Not all of us are on the superannuation of senior bureaucrats and politicians!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com