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The pension crisis
avantra
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Five exclamation marks the sure sign of an insane mind!!!!!
Terry Pratchett.
Terry Pratchett.
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Transcript/synopsis? Not all of us have an hour to waste.Conjugating the verb 'to be":
-o I am humble -o You are attention seeking -o She is Nadine Dorries0 -
Paul_Herring wrote: »Transcript/synopsis? Not all of us have an hour to waste.
I understand the difficulties in pressing the mouse button to bring up the link and read the synopsis so here it is I pressed it for you:
Documentary following TV presenter Ray Gosling's continuing refusal to face facts and sort out his bankruptcy situation. He accepts that he has done everything wrong, but it has made him sympathetic to others in his plight. Company pension schemes are going bankrupt across the country, leaving employees nothing for their old age.Five exclamation marks the sure sign of an insane mind!!!!!
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The BBC synopsis though is typical of trying to create scare or sensational style reporting. What has a presenter going bankrupt got to do with occupational pension schemes?
Why has a small minority of schemes failing (but now protected to a large extent) got to do with the programme?
Is the programme about pensions or is it some jaded presenter trying to seek sympathy by bashing on about things which are fashionable to complain about but actually only affect a very small number of people or are actually based on myths.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0 -
Sarcasm being the lowest form of wit and all..I understand the difficulties in pressing the mouse button to bring up the link and read the synopsis so here it is I pressed it for you:Documentary following TV presenter Ray Gosling's continuing refusal to face facts and sort out his bankruptcy situation. He accepts that he has done everything wrong, but it has made him sympathetic to others in his plight. Company pension schemes are going bankrupt across the country, leaving employees nothing for their old age.
Where's the link for the more detailed synopsis without hyperbole? And what on earth has a personal bankruptcy got to do with the "pension crisis"?
From that synopsis (and ignoring the hyperbole,) there is no crisis, and he's got only himself to blame.Conjugating the verb 'to be":
-o I am humble -o You are attention seeking -o She is Nadine Dorries0
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