• RedditRefugee69@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    How the fuck are you going to define someone by a pension? Seems like a lot of assumptions and prejudice goin in that definition. Is Pension like a town or something too?

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      2 years ago

      My understanding is that it’s a British term for retiree. Basically just means elderly

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          I know some safety nets are better than none (and that this is a meme thread I’m dragging down), but don’t fool yourself - millions of older people in the UK go hungry and cold because they can’t afford the basics.

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        This is correct.
        Still completely irrelevant to the story though (but that’s to be expected in tabloid territory).

    • ZyQo@lemmy.world
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      Same in Sweden/norway. Pensionär/pensjonist are synonyms for retiree.