Government Longevity plan

[Rainbow]

I think the answer is somewhere in the middle, people do have to start taking responsibility for their health, and the way we live. But the government needs to start taking some control on the companies that produce over processed food, and overly packaged foods too. The array of energy drinks is disgusting, why do they even exist? They should be banned. No one needs that much sugar or caffeine!

[Fran90]

Do they really want longevity? Surely that just equates to more expense, they need people to die young.

Once people hit 65 they stop paying into the system and start taking out, they are not financially beneficial to society.

That’s a ridiculous claim! Is it your opinion, or are you trying to point out that the government doesn’t want people to live a long life?

[cherry]

That’s a ridiculous claim! Is it your opinion, or are you trying to point out that the government doesn’t want people to live a long life?

It is my opinion that this is the view of the government. The utopia of government is to have more people paying in than taking out, we have a situation where children stay in full time education until their 18, this is an expectation that a majority will go into further education eventually joining the system at the age of 21-22, people retire at 65-67 if they live to 85-90 then their contribution has been limited for a long period of time. Surely this means there is less going in than coming out? Certainly in terms on the income tax that is generated.