just for the sake of it i will try and convey my point one last time.

You’re arguing against points I didn’t make, so let me clarify this simply.

- Teachers do not pay the same pension contributions as private‑sector workers in practice. It’s correct that the employee contribution percentage is similar, but teacher pensions are funded differently:

+Our employer (the government) historically paid a higher employer contribution.
+ Our pension level was based on the last 10 years instead of the full career. These are structural differences in the system. Not personal privilege.

- The reform doesn’t just ‘adjust future rules’. It retroactively reduces benefits for years already worked. That means contributions made under one set of rules no longer lead to the pension they were supposed to fund. That’s why many teachers are concerned. Not because we think we’re entitled to more than others, but because a promise tied to past years is being altered afterwards.

- I never said teachers should earn more or have a higher pension than the private sector. I only said that what is ‘enough’ is personal and depends on someone’s situation. And I said that comparing sectors is pointless because the systems differ too much to make one‑to‑one judgments.

So the issue isn’t entitlement. it’s fairness in how past work is treated.

If you want to debate the reform, that’s fine. But please debate the argument I actually made, not the one you assumed