21-09-2023, 07:27 PM
How very surprising of them, whoever would have thought. 
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...ension-age
"ACT leader David Seymour says New Zealand must start raising the pension age, raising it three months every year until it reaches 67 years old.
"We have to be honest and say we're in a hole... countries are raising their ages of retirement to at or above 67," Seymour said.
The ACT leader dismissed concerns about the fairness of a blanket increase to the age of superannuation, rather than means testing.
Asked about the inequitable impact raising the pension age would have on Māori, Seymour said raising the superannuation age was "a good reason to look after yourself".
[b]A Māori pēpi born today is currently expected to die 7.5 years earlier than a non-Māori peer. Public health researchers have identified barriers dotted across the health sector that are preventing Māori from accessing the same standard of healthcare as the rest of the population.
The National Party has also said the superannuation age should be lifted.
Labour Party welfare spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni has promised to keep the retirement age at 65 years old."[/b]
And there we have it - the entire view of ACT boils down to 'look after yourself & if you can't , well tough. We do not give a toss; its every man for himself & devil take the hindmost."
If you're wealthy we'll look after your interests - & if not, too bad.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...ension-age
"ACT leader David Seymour says New Zealand must start raising the pension age, raising it three months every year until it reaches 67 years old.
"We have to be honest and say we're in a hole... countries are raising their ages of retirement to at or above 67," Seymour said.
The ACT leader dismissed concerns about the fairness of a blanket increase to the age of superannuation, rather than means testing.
Asked about the inequitable impact raising the pension age would have on Māori, Seymour said raising the superannuation age was "a good reason to look after yourself".
[b]A Māori pēpi born today is currently expected to die 7.5 years earlier than a non-Māori peer. Public health researchers have identified barriers dotted across the health sector that are preventing Māori from accessing the same standard of healthcare as the rest of the population.
The National Party has also said the superannuation age should be lifted.
Labour Party welfare spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni has promised to keep the retirement age at 65 years old."[/b]
And there we have it - the entire view of ACT boils down to 'look after yourself & if you can't , well tough. We do not give a toss; its every man for himself & devil take the hindmost."
If you're wealthy we'll look after your interests - & if not, too bad.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)