By Scott Bailey © 2018
There’s an advert running at present (in the UK) for pensions. It shows two of the same person working – with the tagline that having a workplace pension is like having another you working for your future.
If only. Recent history would suggest otherwise. With so many company pensions disappearing into black holes while inscrutable business owners get away with all the cash stashed away in their offshore accounts – you have to stop and question it.
Sure you have to prepare for your future – but it seems like a massive risk. When I started working we paid towards a state pension. But then the government privatised it all – handing it over to the free market. Their argument being that they would not be able to afford to pay out a pension in the future if they did not.
Which begs more questions. Why not – are the government that bad at managing finances? If it’s such a loss-making venture then why the hell would any business take it on?
They just keep inventing ways to screw us out of money. So the image of two of you working is accurate in one way. They can screw you doubly while you work.
In response to the daily prompt Inscrutable
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Scott Andrew Bailey - Author 
I had no idea the UK had privatised pensions. Privatising public benefits and services never end well. When Jamaica privatised their energy company, prices skyrocketed. It was a terrible idea, and one they are still paying for.
PS: *their
There argument being that they would not be able to afford to pay out a pension in the future if they did not.
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Dammit. Rookie mistake. Too late at night to be writing clearly.
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Haha. Happens to the best of us!
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Have edited it now in case anyone else wonders what we are talking about.
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Haha, good idea. Have a great day!
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