QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 23 2011, 03:20 PM)
Yes, that too and that issue will now be amplified by the wave of "baby boomers" retiring this year. But hey, the majority of them will have contributed to the welfare system since they started work at 15 and deserve to be looked after.
But in 1947 the average male life expectancy was under 64 years. The idea was that the NHS would keep you fit to work, not fit to retire.