Quote from: fullhdpixel on November 27, 2024, 04:00:44 PM

Right now you work and pay taxes, from which retired people receive pension.

Retired people pays their pension when they are still working. As for our taxes, I think it goes only on the government projects like if they are planning to reconstruct something (E.g. bridge, road, etc..).
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I dont think so. I really doubt that when I work now and pay taxes, there is a special bank account for me, where part of my taxes are being kept to pay me when I retire. Pay paying income tax I only accumulate a number which I will be paid. And when I retire, from taxes of those who work, my pension will be paid. Correct if I am wrong, but that is how I under taxes and pension works. It will be not smart to keep part of my taxes for pension somewhere for ages. It will freeze large amount of money. Imagine people work for 50-60 years, and somewhere is held an amount for 59 years? This place must be very secure then against everything.

Quote from: fullhdpixel on November 27, 2024, 04:00:44 PM

Quote from: bakasabo on November 27, 2024, 08:08:57 AM

When you retire, those who work will pay for your pension. Based on your logic, if you retire now, those who work will be your slaves, because they will work to keep you living.

Slave seems a brutal word to be used, though sadly it happens for real. I don't mean about pension thing but inside the household only, like a parent will demand their children a money. They will say things like > 'I work hard before to raise you and give you a decent life and now its time for a payback'.

Saying such thing to children wont be correct, as they can replay that they did not asked to be born. I think children dont owe anything to their parents except respect.