Terminal solution

IT appears that pension funds will not be sufficient due to the fact that elderly people are living longer.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2006 - 00:00

On a purely pragmatic level, wouldn’t it be prudent for the Government to encourage senior citizens to drink, smoke, take illegal drugs and have unprotected sex.

By doing so, their numbers would decrease and it would mean the people who have benefited most from the boom will get extra riches when they reach retirement age.

John McKee

Damer Court

Upper Wellington Street

Dublin 7

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