To think when the state pension is removed, the social contract is broken?

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It seems likely that in due course, the universal state pension will be withdrawn. At this point, I don’t see how there will be any incentive for young people to build wealth here.

I don’t think poor pensioners should be homeless, but I don’t think they should be provided for in large, unsuitable council houses or in nursing homes where places cost thousands a week. We are moving to a more individualistic world.

You sound hysterically emotive but what’s the other option? We fund people who have chosen to take the piss all their lives to have the same standard of living in retirement as someone who’s grafted away on a minimum wage job all their lives. Is that what you think is fair?

We need to start incentivising work in this country, putting the workers above the shirkers.

If it helps. My youngest bought his house when he was 23. He’s now 30. He never lived in an HMO.

Anecdata. Many young professionals do live in shared houses, as I'm sure you're aware.

If you're not, then I'd suggest you're rather ill-informed.

All his friends did the same thing. Must be an area thing. His friend sold her first house the other day. 4 bed detached. She’s moving into a five bed. 30 years old.

Are you in London, or another expensive area?

What’s that got to do with it? I did say that it must depend on the area. Did you miss that?

Since joining here I think London and the SE are the most deprived areas as people who live in them earning 6 figures are on here pleading poverty all the time.

Who would want to live there?

No, I didn't. So I asked where you are where you apparently have no knowledge of anyone ever sharing a house.

Even my mum shared a house in her youth, and she's 75 now.

What's wrong with living in a shared house? It's still common where I live (not the UK), and no-one seems to think it's awful - not even young professionals.

Nothing. But there's some people on this thread who seem very keen to deny that it happens. I'm not sure why, mind you! 🤷‍♀️

No you asked if I was in London or another expensive area.

How old are you?

The only people I know who lived in shared houses are uni students.

Then you're seriously out of touch.

Regardless of your very weird insistence that young professionals aren't living in shared houses, they really are. Your refusal to accept this is just a refusal to accept reality and, frankly, makes you and your ilk look rather bizarre!

What's your motivation?

No I’m not. I just don’t live in an area where people are skint on a six figure salary.

No motivation except to be very glad I don’t live in a deprived area.

It's not even related to that. People are sharing houses all over the country, even when they aren't students.

You're very out of touch.

It's not just in deprived areas.

You're coming across rather strangely.

No, you are. You brought up an “expensive area” which turns out to be a very deprived one.

Ignore me then instead of making personal attacks.

Pensions are deferred salary. Public sector employees tend to have a greater proportion of their compensation deferred so, obviously, they have a bigger pension.

Learn to read. 'London, or another expensive area.'

Which expensive areas are deprived? I didn't specify where I was talking about.

I haven't attacked you. I'm trying to work out why you're denying that young people share houses all across the country (and some not that young as well, for various reasons).

There are websites set up to advertise such properties. I suggest you look at spareroom.com and see which locations it has adverts for.

I won’t reply to you again but will report you if you continue to personally attack me.