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Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
Same thing - people who live paycheck to paycheck see the "1%ers" who have a nice nest-egg, etc and don't like it.
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Is it really envious random citizens who called for ramping up CPP? I thought it was government bureaucrats who were alarmed at how little Canadians are saving, and aware that impoverished seniors are going to cost the government even more through welfare, health care, etc. Because that's the thing - in a civilized country you can't just shrug and say people who didn't save enough can eat cat food and live in basements. Because the costs of their poverty (even if it is through poor planning) will come back on the public coffer one way or another. So better to force them to save.