Wudi@feddit.uk to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoMerz backs plans to raise Germany’s retirement age to 70 in pension changeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkMerz backs plans to raise Germany’s retirement age to 70 in pension changeswww.theguardian.comWudi@feddit.uk to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI will not accept any “how will we pay for this” arguments when there’s always plenty of money for war, even in Europe. Take it off the billionaires.
minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoI mean, that would be ideal. But I was talking realistic. Better pensions would be available if people stopped voting against their interests. But we don’t even have that, so a revolt against billionaires doesn’t seem likely to me anytime soon.
I will not accept any “how will we pay for this” arguments when there’s always plenty of money for war, even in Europe. Take it off the billionaires.
I mean, that would be ideal. But I was talking realistic. Better pensions would be available if people stopped voting against their interests. But we don’t even have that, so a revolt against billionaires doesn’t seem likely to me anytime soon.