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	<title>Comments on: Column: Simmons-Wade On Seniors &amp; More</title>
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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/08/column-simmons-wade-on-seniors-more/#comment-5959264</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[PAC MAN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife  and I are both seniors  we are relying of the pension income whic is valued at 10% less  to fight inflation.
  Guess what your turn is coming. !
  I had no idea, till now  that our pension money  was being depleted  by service charges on a percentage  basis
 so it cost  more money to service large contributions. 
 
They think that they are doing us a favour we are doing them a favour.
 large penson contributions  cost more to manage, oh ! Realy .
  Pull the other leg its got bells on it! 
 This is un real so they keep sucking on the straw till all the money runs out.  
How Wonderfull is that ?
  I am conserned if any of the  pension money held in trust is used ?
 or is it invested which i  have reason by the increase delay which doubt .
  If so they may tell you , and again  if so where and how, may be it goes from pillar to post.
   We are told the there will be no pension pay out till September /24 so what do we do for food. Go fishing  !
   Are they waiting for aditional contributions to fill the balance sheet ,it certainly looks that way.

      If you are employee you pay income tax  it the Peter pay  Paul principal.
 There is another name for that .
 
  When it come to taxes we  the pentioners are still paying taxes  all  that comes from our pension income which they hold in trust.

  Some of us do not have to pay out on land tax its a  sucker fund and  only a portion on the family car license  that looks like the system is  a set up ,as taxation is from the cradle to the grave and where the money goes no body knows and no body is telling. 
  May i ask where is  the annual  tax balance sheet, is it a blank piece  of paper?
We get more from  the weather channel ! 
 There are also more questions than answers here!
  They tell us that the pension fund is under funded. 
  They never tell us by how much.  
 That is unbelievable .
   So what is the opposition doing,  nothing  ! oh sorry !   They get pension for life.
     The people of this island don&#039;t seem to know how powerfull their vote realy is.
When you arrive at the ripe old age of  65 you can say you have been paying taxes for more years than you have years remaining it seems that they are more conserned about parking tickets.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My wife  and I are both seniors  we are relying of the pension income whic is valued at 10% less  to fight inflation.<br />
  Guess what your turn is coming. !<br />
  I had no idea, till now  that our pension money  was being depleted  by service charges on a percentage  basis<br />
 so it cost  more money to service large contributions. </p>
<p>They think that they are doing us a favour we are doing them a favour.<br />
 large penson contributions  cost more to manage, oh ! Realy .<br />
  Pull the other leg its got bells on it!<br />
 This is un real so they keep sucking on the straw till all the money runs out.<br />
How Wonderfull is that ?<br />
  I am conserned if any of the  pension money held in trust is used ?<br />
 or is it invested which i  have reason by the increase delay which doubt .<br />
  If so they may tell you , and again  if so where and how, may be it goes from pillar to post.<br />
   We are told the there will be no pension pay out till September /24 so what do we do for food. Go fishing  !<br />
   Are they waiting for aditional contributions to fill the balance sheet ,it certainly looks that way.</p>
<p>      If you are employee you pay income tax  it the Peter pay  Paul principal.<br />
 There is another name for that .</p>
<p>  When it come to taxes we  the pentioners are still paying taxes  all  that comes from our pension income which they hold in trust.</p>
<p>  Some of us do not have to pay out on land tax its a  sucker fund and  only a portion on the family car license  that looks like the system is  a set up ,as taxation is from the cradle to the grave and where the money goes no body knows and no body is telling.<br />
  May i ask where is  the annual  tax balance sheet, is it a blank piece  of paper?<br />
We get more from  the weather channel !<br />
 There are also more questions than answers here!<br />
  They tell us that the pension fund is under funded.<br />
  They never tell us by how much.<br />
 That is unbelievable .<br />
   So what is the opposition doing,  nothing  ! oh sorry !   They get pension for life.<br />
     The people of this island don&#8217;t seem to know how powerfull their vote realy is.<br />
When you arrive at the ripe old age of  65 you can say you have been paying taxes for more years than you have years remaining it seems that they are more conserned about parking tickets.</p>
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		<title>By: hmmm</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2024/08/column-simmons-wade-on-seniors-more/#comment-5957788</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hmmm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming from the PLP where the government pension fund has been drying up. What is the current shortfall and what steps have you taken to address that?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This coming from the PLP where the government pension fund has been drying up. What is the current shortfall and what steps have you taken to address that?</p>
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