Voices: 'Not a Handout': Readers Reject Plans for Rich Pensioners to Trade State Pension for OBE The latest proposal from Compass, a Labour aligned think tank, to offer wealthy pensioners an OBE in exchange for giving up their state pension has sparked outrage among many who see it as an affront to the very concept of social security.
The idea is cloaked in rhetoric about "sacrifice" and "altruism," but beneath this facade lies a disturbing trend: the erosion of the social contract between citizens and their government.
The notion that pensioners can trade their hard earned entitlements for a title is repellent and fundamentally at odds with the principles of social security.