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Should widows lose their pension if they re-marry?
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Should widows lose their pension if they re-marry?
13Yes23.08%3No61.54%8AndyW will never reach pensionable age.15.38%2 -
does seem rather stingy and possibly sexistAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. -
Isn't the point of this pension specifically to support women because their husbands died in service and cannot provide for them any longer? i.e. isn't the pension a matter of practicality rather than a "reward"?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIsn't the point of this pension specifically to support women because their husbands died in service and cannot provide for them any longer? i.e. isn't the pension a matter of practicality rather than a "reward"?Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostDon't we live in the 21st century where women no longer require husbands to support them?
Isn't it somewhat akin to a really good life assurance policy?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIf they were housewives from necessity because their husband was always away and was the sole breadwinner, then that's not really relevant.
Sounds like the kind of thinking you'd expect from the WWI era, not today.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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It's irrelevant if it's the mother or father. If you've two or more young children, a proper career is really not an easy thing to do. One parent away all the time and the other at work, trying to scrimp enough time to raise children, is not a good parenting model. So if one parent is away, the other one should raise the children.
Maybe that's a WW1 view, but if the modern view is your career comes before your children then the old view is better.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Nobody mentioned children.
And anyway, what you say applies to any other single woman with children to bring up. Why does the war widow have it more difficult than somebody whose husband died of natural causes?Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostNobody mentioned children.
And anyway, what you say applies to any other single woman with children to bring up. Why does the war widow have it more difficult than somebody whose husband died of natural causes?Comment
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Another good reason for you people not to invest in a pension."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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