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Old 03-05-2017, 07:10 PM   #177
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
If you live to 105 should you give it back to the government or continue to get CPP.

Statistically they pay out for the average lifespan. So your fellow luckier citizen is being paid with the money that you didn't recieve. It's the nature of any defined benefit pension plan.
So those that die early through no fault of their own subsidize those that live longer. Sounds like something the ndp and their supporters would say is fair.
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