OLD AGE PENSIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 21094, 5 May 1932, Page 3

OLD AGE PENSIONS.

TO TUB EDITOR. Sir, —I was rather amused at “ Old Ago Pensioner’s ” letter and the hard way old age pensioners had worked to make the country as it is. True, it is in a bad way, the way they made it, but they seem to make no effort to better it, but seem to be dissatisfied with what they have done and blame the Forbes-Coatcs Government for all their troubles. Surely “ Old Ago Pensioner ” had tho remedy of returning representatives to right their wrongs by returning a majority of the same views as himself to make the country to suit their views. I am practically an old age pensioner myself, and am as heavily taxed as “ Old Age Pensioner but I am grinning and healing it like a soldier and a man because I look at things from a broad point of view, and I know perfectly well that no matter what Government is in power it has got to face the facts of finance, and the finance part of it at the present time is a problem that “ Old Ago Pensioner’ or Labour leaders cannot solve. 1 will ask “ Old Age Pensioner ” if he can go to tho savings hank and draw n pound or two if it is not there to his credit. I say “ No.” Neither can the Government if the exchequer is empty. So to make both ends meet it is compelled to tax anything and everybody to keep the country from bankruptcy. Does Old Afe Pensioner ” or thousands ol others o-ive the position a thought as to where the millions of pounds como from that are keeping the unemployed even in partial work? It is an old saying that half a loaf is hotter than no bread, so “ Old Ago Pensioner ” should give the matter more study and give a fair thought to those that are doing thenlevel best to make both ends meet. —I am etc Broad view. ‘ May Si