Lads, even if we lived in social-democratic utopia we would have to deal with the reduced workers-per-pensioner ratio somehow. Can you honestly not see that? It's either raise the pension age or reduce the pension (or raise taxes). Even the Swedes have raised their pension age. It's not something FG thought up on their own out of malice
I have absolutely no problem paying more taxes. My salary was gutted and my work conditions were considerably worsened 10 years ago because of the fucking bank bailout and its only very recently gotten back to where it was in real terms - and that included getting a promotion - but I’d be quite happy to take another hit if i knew it was contributing to a functioning health service or adequate funding for social housing or pensioners not being homeless and eating food off windowsills. All that commie stuff.