I was responding to the previous poster saying >>Predictably the now-pensioners claim that they paid for pensions and are thus 'owed' them. I read the quotes

I was responding to the previous poster saying >>Predictably the now-pensioners claim that they paid for pensions and are thus 'owed' them. I read the quotes as implying that the poster thought that the pensioners were acting entitled because they thought they were owed their wages. Of course, if someone that owes you money declares bankruptcy, sometimes those debts are reduced or expunged. But that doesn't make the original debt any less legitimate.