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at the end of the day the public sector (STILL get good pensions... even if they do have to add more into the pot). At the end of the day... you're getting it back + government final salary contribution.



Dispute isn't over having a good pension. P/s pensions are average to ok. It's having them changed to pay more and get less out of it. Conrtibutions are going up but your final pension goes down.
Put into into car terms. You buy an on finance for 25k. Half way through the finance company say sorry your not having the 2.5 turbo any more and were giving you a 1.6 petrol engine but you still have to pay the 25k. You'd be pretty pissed!

You get a state pension which comes out of your NI. £100 a week basic isn't much but is something. I can't comment much more on private pensions as i don't have any kind of pension scheme thanks to being out of work and going bankrupt a few yrs ago.

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I take it your a conservative supporter

The last point is a piss take really. Private sector workers don't realsie how much of a deal they get out of p/s workers. Stus numbers for one.
Or a comparison like for like jobs public vs private
My Mum again.
Working as a hr manager in the biggest secondary school in basingstoke earned 18k a year. For a similar sized organisation in private that was 35k a year.

Her current job is managing all the training for teachers in hampshire. A similar job at bp but with a fraction of the sites( i have a friend who did it) was on a 6 fiqure salary. You get my Mum doing it for just under 40k a year + a pension which won't compare to a private one in that situation.
The reason she is still in public. Despite the age laws regarding work she wouldn't have a chance getting that kind of job being 54 recession or no recession.

Both cases above seem like a bargain to me.

Maybe public sector workers should say ok then take our pensions and put our wages in line with the private sector?
For teachers that would add atleast 1/4 their wages instantly.
Private gp's earn in excess of 250k a yr. Your gp at the moment earns 90k.

That would give private sector works something to really winge about.

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I'm self employed and get taxed the bollocks out of...



You need a better accountant then mate! I paid £300 last year after earning 20k



I know a good accountant. Managed to get a 45ft boat down as a business expence to claim the vat back. The company was a builders
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