down side to that ....

is that people might only do the barest minimum into a private pension to ensure they get a state pension

hide money to ensure they get the state pension

or the cost of checking if people should or should not get the pension outweighs the savings

Posted By: ghostof barry butler on October 20th 2026 at 15:19:38

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Burnham says he wants to ban VAR (Other Football) - shoddy, Oct 20, 10:14:15
- Not sure he did (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 20, 14:32:00
- Var is fine, it's the corruption using it which is the problem (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 20, 11:41:36
- its got fuck all to do with Burnham .... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 20, 10:51:44
  - Yeah but have you noticed he’s actually trying to fix things that people don’t like? (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 20, 11:20:37
    - The PM's plan to dismantle 40 years of neoliberalism can't fall at the first hurdle (Other Football) - footymadman, Oct 20, 15:10:24
      - Bloody experts at it again (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 20, 15:49:47
    - perhaps he should be looking at the cost of fuel....... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 20, 12:00:04
      - Only if you're happy for the government to borrow more or tax more (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 20, 12:06:36
        
        no i would like to see the welfare bill come down ..... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 20, 12:36:51
        
        room for savings here... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 20, 14:59:08
        
        Means test the pension too (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 20, 15:11:50
        
        just abolish the pension entirely and invest it in defence (Other Football) - Tombs, Oct 20, 17:39:33
        
        down side to that .... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 20, 15:19:38
        
        Means testing PIP would help (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 20, 14:43:42
        
        TAX BILLIONAIRES MORE (unless you think they like you haha) (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Oct 20, 14:38:29
        
        and yet you're happy with the size of tent bags?? (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 20, 13:32:20
        
        🤣🤣🤣 (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 20, 13:39:57
        
        borrowing more and taxing more will increase, not decrease, the cost of living (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 20, 12:13:56
        
        Yes, but how else do you raise the money to (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 20, 14:42:43
        
        TAX BILLIONAIRES MORE (unless you think they like you haha) (Other Football) - footymadman, Oct 20, 14:44:14
        
        How does reducing welfare spending reduce the cost of fuel? (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Oct 20, 13:03:17
        
        directly it doesn't but ......... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 20, 13:11:12
        
        TAX BILLIONAIRES MORE (unless you think they like you haha) (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Oct 20, 14:38:48
    - I'm looking forward to somebody sorting the spam emails and spam phone calls out... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 20, 11:47:57
    - One parking app for the entire country (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 20, 11:45:59
      - YES!! And the same formatted parking machines and those at remote areas where there's no (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 20, 13:34:40
      - Our defence (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 20, 11:57:38
      - vmt (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 20, 11:50:29
      - excellent news (Other Football) - Tombs, Oct 20, 11:48:29
- Clement will be livid (Other Football) - Mk_Canary, Oct 20, 10:35:57
  - Seems like this was the point he lost his mojo and the plot. (n/m) (Other Football) - lurd, Oct 20, 11:05:23

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