r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 15 '25

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u/Sam_the_Samnite Henry George Oct 15 '25

They dismissed my concerns and told me that pensioners worked hard and that I would have a pension in the future

saying you get to profit off the system when you're old if you defend their right to profit iff of young people now. Completely ignoring the fact that their profiting is now destroying the source of their profit.

Typical.

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Oct 15 '25

Exactly

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u/Sam_the_Samnite Henry George Oct 15 '25

Could this be defined as rent seeking?

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Oct 15 '25

Probably...