I am not an economist either, but the issue is not the predicted rise in GDP; rather, it is the predicted fall in the working population who will be available to pay the pensions of a growing number of older people.
Public Service Pensions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David TC Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Service Pensions Bill.
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