AIBU to think that WASPI women should not be entitled to compensation?

[mugglewump]

They've been on the news again marching for compensation in a climate where the government is having to make very difficult decisions about funding to stop our debt ever increasing.

I think there are far more deserving cases for goverment money than women who didn't act on information at the time and sort their pensions out or keep working (p/t or f/t) until retirement age.

Moreover, the people paying this compensation are those who will be working until they are 67 to 70 to claim a state pension. Surely, it's a bit ick to expect them to bail out women who retired at 60?

Just another comment- you can retire at any age you like, but don't expect other people to pay for it!

If you want to retire before you get the state pension, you should have invested in a private pension or saved so you have a best egg to make up the missing years.

The state pension age, retirement was set at 65 because many people were doing manual jobs and being older was a consideration. Many left school and started work at 15. Now, many people don't start work till 22 (after uni) and life expectancy is far longer.