WE ARE hearing a lot of talk from Joe Hockey about unsustainable pensions of late. Most of the talk is about reducing age, disability and other various payments for the "bottom of the ladder" groups.
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The big question is are parliamentary pensions going to be subject to the same criteria as ordinary pension? If not, why not? This question needs answering.
Another point in question is does the government intend to raise the retirement to 70 in the hope that there will not be as many people available to get age pensions?