I think this thread is the question government's should be asking themselves, trying to divide the working population into the haves and have-nots to diminish public support they are showing the major flaw in their argument.
The race to the bottom on pensions just means that if public sector pensions become as useless as private, people will do as they do in private sector and not bother making pension provision for themseleves; thereby creating a vastly greater burden on the exchequer (taxpayer).
The governments only measure to deal with this albeit quite astute (tongue firmly in cheek) is to keep raising the age of retirement so workers croak before they are eligible for pensions.
What a civilised society we live in.
