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Fairplay Member
since 2007-01-15
Posts 222England |
I don’t let work get in the way I’ve seen it all before You retire at sixty three Then Die at sixty four The governments so happy It lets them off the hook The money that you paid them With open hands they took Now they have another plan With health improving too Now you must work on and on Retire at seventy two…. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yeah...I'm dreading getting old awesome write! |
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Fairplay Member
since 2007-01-15
Posts 222England |
I suppose some are lucky and have poverty schemes (ie a pension that provides enough money for either food shelter or heat but not quite all three) that is if someone hasnt "robbed the fund" Pensions are always a tricky subject... |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
boy, do I relate to this one...in the same boat...you touch a very serious subject in an excellent way... |
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Triskaidekaphobia Member
since 2003-02-05
Posts 251In a state of disrepair... |
I like this Fairplay... Do I correctly detect that you are female? I have often wondered why our fine government (please read previous two words in overly sarcastic voice) believes that women and men should have different retirement ages. It seems a little unfair to me given that women live longer than men, on average anyway, that women should get to retire earlier! Mind you as you pointed out in this poem we shouldn't look foward to retirement in this fine country of ours (again insert sarcasm where appropriate!) given that we will freeze, starve or lose our homes, perhaps all three! |
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