bristolboy Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 12 hours ago, kingdong said: Naw the nhs got that,sorry you backed the wrong horse but we,'re leaving the eu,sorry if your pension is subsidised by them. Well the NHS is going to see about as much of that as will Pensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 It happens even to "the best".... [The world's best pension system is being pushed to the brink] [An extended period of negative or record low interest rates has put huge pressure on pension funds in the Netherlands, forcing them to alert retirees that their incomes could be cut.] https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/21/investing/pensions-crisis-negative-rates/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Berkshire said: It happens even to "the best".... [The world's best pension system is being pushed to the brink] [An extended period of negative or record low interest rates has put huge pressure on pension funds in the Netherlands, forcing them to alert retirees that their incomes could be cut.] https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/21/investing/pensions-crisis-negative-rates/index.html That part is about private pensions. I have said it earlier already, these articles can be very confusing since in many countries public and private pensions are combined. Also, these regulations are meant to keep the system sustainable, and a possible cut does not affect many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tounge Thaied Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Berkshire said: It happens even to "the best".... [The world's best pension system is being pushed to the brink] [An extended period of negative or record low interest rates has put huge pressure on pension funds in the Netherlands, forcing them to alert retirees that their incomes could be cut.] https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/21/investing/pensions-crisis-negative-rates/index.html Yet another harbinger of things to come globally?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 9:58 AM, Cryingdick said: I do have a question... for the Brits if you are married and live abroad does your wife get some of the pension after you pass? Yes, and my son if he's under 19 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukhumvitneon Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 US social security won't be around for anyone under 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, sukhumvitneon said: US social security won't be around for anyone under 35 Nonsense. Even if the reserve funds dry up, about 79% of the benefits would still be paid. What's more the problem is easily fixed. Just remove the taxable ceiling on salaries. There's no way a program as popular as Social Security is going to be allowed to fail. "Even if Congress does nothing to shore up the system by 2034, Social Security will be able to pay out 79 percent of promised benefits until 2090. The last time Social Security nearly depleted its reserves was in the early 1980s, when Congress shored up the program by gradually increasing the full retirement age from 65 to 67 and started to tax benefits based on income levels." https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/info-2016/debunking-six-more-myths-about-social-security.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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