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    I wonder if I will end up as a number one or two, neither sound complimentary.


    The starting age of 81 has been bandied about without any dates given. When I first started work something called "Superannuation" I think was deducted from my wages. When I queried it I was told that it all went into my bin for my pension. Later on it became clear that the money was being paid out to pensioners of the time and that when it came to my retirement the working population would be paying for mine.

    Therein lies the problem as most people croaked about the age of 70 in those days so took little in the way of pensions unlike today with so many people living into their 90's. A pensions expert today said that most younger working people should save up 800 quid a month for their pensions!! In our low wage economy that is next to impossible for most people. I can only conclude that I was born about the right time unlike the poor devils of today.

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