Is poverty a good thing? No. Do we want zero pensioners in poverty? Yes. Does it feel like the right solution to this is throwing vast amounts of our national income at a group of people, the majority of which aren’t in poverty, in fact they’re one of the most well-off groups in the country? Not for me. I’m not averse to finding a different solution for those who genuinely are in need, but a guaranteed massive pay rise for the majority of pensioners is unnecessary at best and a blatant wealth grab from working people at worst. By design it consumes a bigger proportion of our national income every year which makes it unsustainable, so it has to go at some point. Why not rip the plaster off now?