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John<p>Unrepresentative polls, restricted participation, limited speaking time ignore <a href="https://union.place/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> among <a href="https://union.place/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a> - "giving in to pressure from employers is jeopardising the balance of <a href="https://union.place/tags/Luxembourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luxembourg</span></a>’s social model"</p><p><a href="https://delano.lu/article/cgfp-union-raises-its-voice-in-front-of-the-chamber-of-deputies" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">delano.lu/article/cgfp-union-r</span><span class="invisible">aises-its-voice-in-front-of-the-chamber-of-deputies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/polling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polling</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PoliticalTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalTheater</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SocialContract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialContract</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CGFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CGFP</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/FGFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FGFC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Syprolux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syprolux</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LCGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LCGB</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/OGBL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OGBL</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CESI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CESI</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/OGBL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OGBL</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LSAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LSAP</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MilitarySpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitarySpending</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SeniorCitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeniorCitizens</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seniors</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CSVDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSVDP</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦<p>I see that the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association have just updated their retirement living standards calculations.</p><p>If, like me, you're in the final few years of your working life and thinking about when you can afford to retire, you may find them very useful.</p><p>One note of caution: the income figures they give are for net income, not pre-tax income. You have to read the small print to figure that out.</p><p>But still, very useful.</p><p><a href="https://www.retirementlivingstandards.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">retirementlivingstandards.org.</span><span class="invisible">uk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pensions</span></a></p>
CitizensAdviceEL<p>Let’s learn the difference between the State Pension and Workplace Pension in the UK 🇬🇧</p><p>👉 State Pension<br>A regular payment from the government once you reach State Pension age, based on your National Insurance record.</p><p>👉 Workplace Pension<br>A pension scheme set up by your employer. Both you and your employer contribute, and you get tax relief too.</p><p>💡 Combine both for a more comfortable retirement! 😊<br> Find more about Pensions here👉 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=pensions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/search/all?keywords=pen</span><span class="invisible">sions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The ruling coalition has struck an agreement with the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on reforming the pension system — de facto clearing the last major hurdle of the ongoing parliamentary session. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/27/japan/politics/pension-bill-agreement-noda-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/politics/pension-bill-agreement-noda-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>komeito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialwelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialwelfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoshihikonoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yoshihikonoda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>European nations want to spend big on artillery, missiles and drones, but costly military pension commitments risk constraining those ambitious plans. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/08/world/politics/europe-military-pensions-defense-complicate/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">08/world/politics/europe-military-pensions-defense-complicate/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>belgium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's&nbsp;"employment ice age generation," who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004 when it was difficult to find jobs, might end up in poverty in retirement even if they fully receive basic pension benefits. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/07/japan/society/ice-age-generation-pensions/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/society/ice-age-generation-pensions/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialwelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialwelfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonregularworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonregularworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 29 👴🏻🧓</p><p>“<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PeterDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDutton</span></a> has again refused to say exactly how the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coalition</span></a> would make its promised cuts to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a>, declining to say which <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SkilledWorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkilledWorker</span></a> groups would be reduced or whether his target is even achievable given previous carveouts for working holidaymakers and families.</p><p>The opposition leader did say cuts to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/foreign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foreign</span></a> worker numbers could be dealt with in part by allowing <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/pensioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensioners</span></a> to work more hours without reducing their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a>.”</p><p>Retire, then work ‘em till they drop. </p><p> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SkilledWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkilledWorkers</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/28/peter-dutton-still-coy-about-details-on-skilled-migration-cuts-and-ev-policies" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/28/peter-dutton-still-coy-about-details-on-skilled-migration-cuts-and-ev-policies</span></a>&gt;</p>
The Japan Times<p>The ruling Liberal Democratic Party notified the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday that it plans to submit a pension system reform bill to parliament around mid-May. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/24/japan/ldp-pension-reform-bill-mid-may/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">24/japan/ldp-pension-reform-bill-mid-may/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Russia leaves 4,000 Russian pensioners in Estonia without their pensions | News <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/932992/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/932992/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MinistryOfForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MinistryOfSocialAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfSocialAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialInsuranceBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialInsuranceBoard</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A bus driver with 29 years of service lost his retirement package worth $84,000 after being fired for stealing $7 from passengers' fares. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/crime-legal/bus-driver-steal-pension/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">18/japan/crime-legal/bus-driver-steal-pension/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesecourts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smoking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smoking</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Romanian presidential candidate fights her own party to stay in election race – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/929116/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/929116/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/C%C7%8ElinGeorgescu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CǎlinGeorgescu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CampaignFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EDUCATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDUCATION</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectionsInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElenaLasconi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElenaLasconi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeorgeSimion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSimion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NicusorDan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NicusorDan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RomanianElection2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanianElection2025</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RomanianElections2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanianElections2024</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RomanianPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanianPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VictorPonta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VictorPonta</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a></p>
Jon PENNYCOOK<p>'Exclusive: the state pension is being siphoned off abroad<br>And HMRC has no idea where it’s going to.'</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2025/04/exclusive-state-pension-is-being-siphoned-off-abroad" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newstatesman.com/politics/econ</span><span class="invisible">omy/2025/04/exclusive-state-pension-is-being-siphoned-off-abroad</span></a></p><p>'the National Pension Helpline has put together a handy guide for Irish citizens who want to cheaply purchase a retirement funded by the British taxpayer. Australian media advertises the fact that a state pension worth “thousands of dollars” can be bought cheaply by Australians who live in Australia'</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦<p>Just checked the value of my pension fund, and I see it's lost 11% of its value since the beginning of March.</p><p>So that's nice.</p><p>Thanks, Donald.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/StockMarketCrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarketCrash</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pensions</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/status" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>status</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> Well that's me bolloxed then. After cost of living rises + utilities etc my net income &lt;£10 p.w. than this time last year. Time to hit the road Palky? <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/01/private-renting-england-affordable-housing-benefit-study?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/money/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/01/private-renting-england-affordable-housing-benefit-study?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>An editorial in tomorrow's FT on 'How cut Britain's rising welfare bill' contains the following statement:</p><p>'The government should reform the UK’s generous “triple lock” on state pensions'.</p><p>'generous'? as the chart below shows the UK state pension is well below the OECD &amp; EU27 averages... and because some are able to top it up through private pensions, actually this embeds further inequality in old age.</p><p>The triple lock was intended to reduce this inequality.... its not 'generous'!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a></p>
FinchHaven sfba<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@xankarn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xankarn</span></a></span> </p><p>"The Resistance doesn’t seem to run through the Democratic Party right now."</p><p>The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> is asleep</p><p>The leadership of the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> has checked out</p><p>The senile old white men of the Democratic party have opened their Golden Parachutes and are softly descending downward to the Golden Years of their retirements</p><p>Nothing will touch their world-class <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a>, their lifetime <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pensions</span></a>, their <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NetWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetWorth</span></a></p><p>They've got everything they need</p><p>They've checked out, leaving the United States holding the bag</p>
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦<p>"Stockpiling wealth"</p><p>In my day (and I'm not even a Boomer), we used to call that "saving for a pension", and it was generally encouraged.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1e75ddygo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1e7</span><span class="invisible">5ddygo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boomers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Former digital minister Taro Kono believes it’s high time for the public to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s pension system and how it could be overhauled. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/japan/politics/kono-study-group/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/politics/kono-study-group/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tarokono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tarokono</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Perhaps unsurprisingly, as the Local Government Pension Scheme (for England &amp; Wales) has moved from a deficit of £6bn in 2019 to a current surplus of £85bn, many Local Councils are planning on taking a contributions holiday (or at least reducing the level of contribution) in their current period of budgetary crisis.</p><p>This has clear precedent in the private sector, and while tempting may be storing up trouble for the future (as the decline in Defined Benefit schemes indicates).</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan plans to have a wider range of part-time workers join the employee pension program by changing some rules. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/21/japan/pension-part-timers/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/pension-part-timers/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonregularworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonregularworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a></p>