Should 1950s WASPI women be compensated?

Pollycat

I must have missed the memo that said we have to take everything we hear and read in the media as 100% gospel truth. :whistle:

Paul_Herring

Pollycat wrote: »

I think you've been peeking at Labour's next set of 'promises'.

Next? That list looks a lot like the current set...

Pollycat

Paul_Herring wrote: »

Next? That list looks a lot like the current set...

Yippee!
Then in addition to the WASPI-fought payout, I'm going to sit and plan where to go on my free holiday and what I'm going to spend all the additional dosh on.:dance:
I wonder if we'll get a choice of car.
I've always fancied a BMW.
Or does that sound too greedy?
:think:

Paul_Herring

I wonder if we'll get a choice of car.

Given that Labour want to ban all petrochemically powered cars by 2021 or somewhere around then, I fear your choices may be rather restricted...

Pollycat

Paul_Herring wrote: »

Given that Labour want to ban all petrochemically powered cars by 2021 or somewhere around then, I fear your choices may be rather restricted...

But...that's giving with one hand and taking away with the other.
I shall demand that my free car be a BMW. :rotfl:

Malthusian

fred246 wrote: »

Cigarettes cause disease and early death.

That has nothing to do with the price of fish. They make you feel good, and if virtually nothing else in your life makes you feel good, and you have no long-term outlook which means future diseases and death don't enter the equation, that makes them part of the means of survival. Along with hyperstimulating fast food.

fred246

Malthusian wrote: »

That has nothing to do with the price of fish. They make you feel good, and if virtually nothing else in your life makes you feel good, and you have no long-term outlook which means future diseases and death don't enter the equation, that makes them part of the means of survival. Along with hyperstimulating fast food.

They are a way of committing suicide slowly. How is that a 'means of survival'?

minty777

Pollycat

And whilst we're on the subject of us 'WASPI' women, what about Labour's promise of a 4 day week for everybody?
I'm most put out! :mad:

I had to work a full 5 days each week before I retired.

I want compensation for this outrage - I'm missing out.
I think we should all band together and campaign for backdated non-working Fridays. :grouphug:

jimi_man

fred246 wrote: »

They are a way of committing suicide slowly. How is that a 'means of survival'?

I think the reality for a lot of these people (note not all) is that it's a case of short term pleasure, without thinking about the long term consequences. 'Survival' is not survival in the literal sense, but more figuratively speaking

After all if people always thought about long term consequences then no-one would smoke or do any life threatening activities.

It's a risk that some people are prepared to take, and others don't care about.

If nothing else - and being totally unfeeling, heavy smoking can encourage their early demise, which can mean reduced burden on the state. Also the tax raised through smoking goes back to the state. I'm fairly sure that even taking into account the NHS care they may need, smokers pay their way and more besides.