Read the article you posted to the bottom...

The row is over changes to doctors' pensions that will see them pay more for the same retirement package and an increase in retirement age to 68.

Posted By: Vivid Data Shark on June 20th 2012 at 22:30:17

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?68K a year pensions for GPs, 80% paid by the tax payer. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 21:50:21
- Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics all work around the clock to save and preserve life (General Chat) - theox, Jun 20, 22:34:25
  - and ?68K a year is not a good pension? (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:37:56
    - What happens if a doctor is struck off because of the neglect of the nurses and nhs? (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:42:03
      - how does the size of a pension have anything to do with that? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 20, 22:44:06
        
        in Cuba, doctors, nurses and cleaners were all paid the same until a couple of years ago (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:45:17
        
        Go live there then (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:53:25
        
        Under socialism... no chance. As my other half who had to live under it says (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:54:56
        
        Which renders your comparison void now? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:56:09
        
        I thought the Cuban Health Service, where they don't even pay doctors a decent wage (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:57:52
        
        Gonna listen to some music now (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 23:07:38
        
        Enjoy the Kate Nash pants (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 23:14:12
        
        that's nice (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 20, 22:47:06
        
        After 50 years of salary equality ministers finally realised in 2008 that (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:50:28
      - I do get it, UK Doctors and Nurses are the 2nd best paid in the world (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:43:34
        
        Here are the figures... pre pension of course. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:46:03
  - ^this (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:37:26
- I have great admiration for doctors and what they do but (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 20, 22:33:55
  - totally agree, but really with the way public sector pensions work (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 23:25:26
  - pensions are deferred pay. i can never understand why people don't see that (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jun 20, 22:36:14
- Don't be a cock (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:14:45
  - it is what it is poopy pants (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:18:30
    - drafted 2 responses now, but I've deleted both (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:25:59
      - I can see it... as long as you are increasing the size of the population (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:32:59
        
        You talk like good doctors are under no pressure whatsoever, and can never be touch by the (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:36:18
        
        ?68,000 a year.. + they can invest more of their 100K salary in a money purchase scheme (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:40:00
        
        omg (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 20, 22:50:10
- go get it then (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jun 20, 22:09:56
  - not bright enough to be a doctor (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:13:25
    - i think they are asking for what they signed up for to be honoured (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jun 20, 22:33:50
      - tough luck isn't it, that's the public sector (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:36:28
        
        tough luck? think i would see it as worse than that if it were me (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jun 20, 22:37:15
    - Read the article you posted to the bottom... (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 20, 22:30:17
      - absolutely, it's a shit (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:35:51
        
        I see you're drivng the new Ford Backtrack... (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 20, 22:39:26
        
        they were handed something that is now unaffordable (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:40:48
        
        So you agree they are not asking for more like you suggested... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 20, 22:50:12
        
        I was listing what they were being offered (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:51:54
        
        I refer you to this post.... (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 20, 22:57:00
        
        They are getting less than previously agreed by previous governments. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 23:00:15
        
        Thought you may find this of interest... (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 20, 23:36:01
        
        I understand the situation with these unfunded schemes. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 23:49:08
        
        and can I just add, GB's removal ofta relief on pension dividends (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 20, 22:53:33

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