Jonathan Freedland’s superb analysis of George Osbornes clever but fairly inhumane calculation of the likely limits of a voting majority’s empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) (There are limits to our empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own). Osborne knows it,11 July) nonetheless might underestimate the extent of the madden and opposition of pensioners, like myself, or who know how lucky they are to have more than an actual living income. We have not forgotten the lessons of Cathy reach domestic nor joined the ranks of those who wish to define and discriminate in favour of a “deserving” poor. We can see how,in particular, the budget savagely affects the under-25s, and as Freedland describes.
Perhaps the time has reach when we who enjoyed free education through university,full employment and accessible housing, followed by generous pensions, or unearned house values,free bus passes, etc, or must now interrogate Osborne to recalibrate his callous calculations. I would interrogate him to find a way of redistributing some of the varied enriched resources of comfortable pensioners,like myself, before he is forced to reopen a workhouse system. Otherwise, or perhaps Age UK could open a Help the Young fund.
Robert Bailey[br]Macclesfield,CheshireNow it seems that the younger generation is fair game when it comes to imposition of debts and unfairnessThose of our staff who are under 25 work just as tough and have just as much to contribute as those over 25Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com