You might be interested in a retort to Chris Trotter’s post I’ve made here.

Hey Chris
Glad to hear that your generation will be “reaching out” to the poor in mine, since I reckon myself to be among them.
Tell me, how do you propose to tell me that you’re on “my side” when most of you:
a) own multiple properties, while I can’t afford my first
b) own a boat and have the time to go fishing, while i’m pulling 50 hour weeks at minimum wage (from which you propose to take more tax)
c) Own a bach and can afford holidays, while my kid’s reckon it’s a treat to go to the zoo
 
Chris, when the big orgy of pillaging and redistribution comes, your generation is screwed. you have no idea how much you are disliked by us.
PS:
For the other posters, I do not propose a redistro from boomers, or from anybody else. I’m merely pointing out that if Mr Trotter gets what he asks for, he will not like what he gets.
 

By the way Matt, this almost makes me feel the need to apologise for giving you grief in the past over being a ‘utilitarian apologist’ 🙂
 
Almost.

Chris (The Fist) Trotter’s full comment, reveling in the use of state force on innocent individuals, shows the true blackness at the heart of our social democracies. Quite willing to use IRD to bash the pips out of those who have been forced to pay for his society. His comment, here, is the brass knuckle of collectivism smashing the face of liberty forever.
 
There’s not way I can put in words how disgusting that comment is. But in that he’s done us all a service.

Then Chris puts in exit taxes, then you renounce citizenship, then Chris expropriates your parents’ estate which otherwise would have gone to you.

More seriously though, I’ve not checked NZ data, but all the US data I’d seen showed no particular age gradient in support for old age transfers. I’ll have to check whether there’s anything in the NZES data.  

That is true – at the same time that is part of specialisation, which has allowed society as a whole to “create more stuff”.

As long as prices represent scarcity, then if practical skills are lacking the wages for these professions will go up – as they have!

Poor old Gen X – as they always tell me, they are the unlucky generation.

Apart from the increase in incomes, technology, and social safety when they grew up.

Still you raise a good point, the burden of any said policy could end up falling on the wrong group by constant delaying, it fits our political system well.

Agreed that we need the policy to be signaled and clear – and that is where National is failing.

In honesty, having it go up to 67 would solve the vast majority of the issue, if only policy makers were trying to show the public the issue – instead of being forced to not mention it in public places.

Of course I want to work with you, I want to work with everyone!

You should really try working with economists sometime 😉

Ahhh, excellent points! 😀