#pension

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. ↗

— George Osborne

#civilized #civilized society #generous #hard #least

Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure. ↗

— George Osborne

#british #british people #funds #infrastructure #investing

It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

#disbelief #life #now #requires #suspension

What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief? ↗

— Ed Wood

#do you know #haven #heard #know #suspension

However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#backgrounds #been #both #came #college

If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#britain #decent #enable #enjoy #hard

But the advice was not taken - Johnstone did emigrate to Canada, and did mortgage his pension; and I fear - though I failed to trace his after history - that he suffered in consequence. ↗

— Hugh Miller

#after #canada #consequence #did #emigrate

Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order. ↗

— John Gotti

#bankers #be nice #fund #managers #media

While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations. ↗

— Earl Blumenauer

#been #developing #diplomatic #enrichment #european

Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now. ↗

— Jerry Brown

#best #californians #demands #draconian #fewer