you did not know the obvious, a pension is a right to unemployment insurance, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond our wills. This is not what I say, says Article 25.1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
For if not you know that in 1994 (15 years ago!) The World Bank said in its apocalyptic and Adverting the old age crisis that " the first step is to reform the public pillar delaying retirement age and cutting the level of benefits, starting with the cases that are too generous. The second step is to create the private pillar . " Sound familiar? In my opinion, can not be more pornographic. In short it is the same trick: worse (on purpose) a public sector so that his place is occupied by private companies.
some 15 years ago no independent reports and paid by banks and savings and BBV and La Caixa made the following prediction: in 2010 the debt to accumulate the public pension system would up 10.7% of GDP. Today the public away from being in debt, has a surplus of 6% of GDP. contrary.
So why have to change the pension system if there is still solvent and extra money to pay the debt?
Because the EU and banking (the people who were not able to foresee the crisis, which later proved to have been responsible for the crisis and later did business with the crisis) threaten the government and require you to cut public spending to ensure that they can pay the debt. And the Government of Spain lowers his head and says yes.
And in this context appear unions and meet the following conditions: retirement at 67, 41 years of contributions to qualify for the maximum retirement and increased from 15 to 25 years, the pension calculation. Guatepeor! So are bundled to negotiate and get us to stay in Guatemala. Then the left mosque and called traitors of the working class.
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Sunday Reflection: If your maximum strength show a general strike that does not look too imposing what we intend to workers and workers?
Remember what you were doing the 29 September 2010 instead of going on strike. Work? Then in the same way that violence begets violence, your work will engender job ... To 67 years and charging less than you expect! Happy retirement! ... If you get there.