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On 18/02/2013 20:57, Rod Speed wrote:


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On 18/02/2013 09:12, Rod Speed wrote:


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On 17/02/2013 21:00, bert wrote:
In message , Another Dave

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I hardly ever use mine; the buses seem to be full of youths
going to/coming back from a meeting with their probation
officers

Another Dave
Pensioners on the whole after all pensions and benefits have
been paid make a net contribution of some £40bn per annum to
the economy.

Can you cite any source for that?

Shouldn't be hard to work out what is paid out in pensions and
benefits.

The bulk of that is spent in the economy somehow.

Then could you be kind enough to make that calculation?

No point, the govt budget papers should spell out the bulk of it.

So then, no reference or any calculation to confirm the nonsense that
pensioners make a net contribution of £40b to the economy then.

He's some information he

http://www.wrvs.org.uk/news-and-even...by-40-billion-

It is, of course. based upon "soft" contributions, but that doesn't mean
that they aren't valid. It is how "economic contributions" are measured for
every other case, be it the set of 18 years olds or the benefits of a new
road.

tim