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Yes certainly, taken as a whole pensioners have done their bit, but by no means is this quite true of each. Over at least the last twenty years many people have had stonking wage and pension entitlement increases, for the good times were said to continue ad infinitum. Alas this has not proved to be the case.
Final Salary Schemes are a case in point, huge Golden Goodbyes also and the striking, yet continuing, inability of Council Tax banding to keep pace with property prices are all areas where the pigeons must come home to roost.
One continuing aspect of this that really ticks me off...
Take the Tory-controlled Wandsworth council, the one that provides the Tories with the 'proud' boast of having the lowest council tax in the country.
While striving to keep their 'proud' name, by cutting savagely;libraries, meals on wheels, police and playgrounds etc. etc.
Even to the extent, Eye read, that one primary school lollipop lady is having her wages paid by a local Estate Agent.
While only last year the pay packet of the borough's CEO was swelled a further 40% to £254,880.
Off the top of my head, the PM gets about £120,000.
Right now, a further Council tax band (or two) should be introduced in order that Castle and Cottage are no longer taxed at the same level.