John McDonnell

If we need more demand in the economy then protect people in work and raise the incomes of those on low incomes who need to spend, such as the low paid, pensioners and families with children.

British Politician

Iain Duncan Smith

Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

Paddy McGuinness

I was always told as a kid the most important thing you could have was a job that paid you sick pay if you needed it and came with a bit of a pension.

English Comedian

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Insurance, pension reforms are going to be extremely important for the stock market because the kind of money we'll get from that is unbelievable.

Indian Businessman

George Osborne

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

Tony Benn

At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody.

English Politician

Marilyn Manson

My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.

American Singer

Jim Ratcliffe

The U.K. is one of the few places in the world that has final salary pensions.

British Businessman

Jim Brown

The NFL pension is the worst in the world of business. It's an embarrassment.

American Athlete

Denis Waitley

American Writer

A pension ensures you receive income even when you're not working anymore.

Lifelong Support

The pension starts after retiring and honors the person's past service or contributions.

Post-Retirement Benefit

Government pensions are funded by taxes to support citizens in retirement.

Government Aid

Not everyone qualifies for a government pension; criteria vary by country.

Eligibility Varies

Private pensions are often part of an employment benefit package.

Company Plans

Some employer pensions are not guaranteed; economic issues can affect them.

Not Guaranteed

To be 'pensioned off' can imply being retired off early, not always voluntarily.

Involuntary Retirement

In Europe, 'pension' can mean a place to stay, like a small hotel.

European Accommodation

Remember that 'pension' has a different meaning in hospitality outside the U.S.

Cultural Difference

 Our babies have brought us so much joy and they've brought the world so much joy, and having kids is a risk, but life is a risk. And yes, I hope you've been paying attention, we need to invest in babies in developed countries if we want to help save our economy and pensions. But that's not the reason you have babies. That's not the main reason.

The case for having kids...

 They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family, not really enough to pay for food and clothes

Alice Goffman: How we're...

 It really comes from the fact that certain long-term obligations -- health care, where innovation makes it more expensive, early retirement and pension, where the age structure gets worse for you, and just generosity -- that these mis-accounting things allow to develop over time,

How state budgets are...

 When all you've got left is that cross on the wall I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more disputes

Sting: How I started...

 where a group of auto-factory workers was trying to organize into a union. Now the benefits they were fighting for -- higher pay, better health care coverage, a real pension -- they would have helped everybody at the plant. But in person after person that I talked to --

Racism has a cost for...

 across the entire country it really comes from the fact that certain long-term obligations healthcare where innovation makes it more expensive early retirement and pension where the age structure gets worse for you and just generosity that these Mis accounting

 which had the savings and pension and social security. Well, that stool has gone wobbly. Take savings -- what savings? For many families, there's just nothing left to save after the bills have been paid.

An honest look at the...

 And reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness. Why, for example, are pensioners much happier than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life.

Rory Sutherland:...

 get my pension can I collect my birth certificate may go unanswered for weeks or even years the growing middle class relentlessly pursues the promise of a good life yet equally

Re-adapting to Indian...

 world businessman entrepreneur he left the boy of pension for hunting animals and floating down rivers on rafts and living off of the land and took a very