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Should old age pensions be increased?

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Response rates from 29.6k Canada voters.

70%
Yes
30%
No
59%
Yes
25%
No
8%
Yes, but only for low income pensioners
4%
No, but indexed to the rate of inflation
2%
Yes, and implement a PISA (personal investment security account) system
1%
No, and repeal the Canadian Pension Plan
0%
No, and decrease old age pensions

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 @49M722Gfrom Ontario  answered…6yrs6Y

YES IT IS OUR MONEY The government has already stolen so much of it from us ...it is supposed to be in a safe account for us.

 @B9ZF8GRfrom Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

Yes, & make CPP payouts fully tax-free. Massively increase payouts for low-income seniors, moderately for middle-incomes, & means-test high-incomes.

 @B45H5M8from New Brunswick  answered…1yr1Y

No, once UBI is implemented OOP and CPP, along with other programs providing income, should be abolished

 @9TCSCPHfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes but depending on how much they contributed to society to the best of thier abilities. Eg. someone who CHOOSE to work in a low-paying job and retires from it (if they didnt have a choice its ok) shouldnt get as much as someone who spent thier live advancing human beings in thier strongest field. To summarize The amount they get should be increased depending on the rule of equivelant exchange

 @9S3NX6Kfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

If it's done right the issue is most people don't see a dime of their pension cause by the time they are old enough to claim it it has been spent

 @9RZPX67from Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

if people payed 40-50+ years of taxes, they deserve to be taken care of very comfortably in their old age

 @9QW7TQZfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No, But institute Universal basic income, and reduce pensions and disablilty. so that they don't need a specialized program beyond just benefits and a small bonus fund.

 @9MLMKLWfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

get rid of this stupid system and let people invest there money as they please or at least let people remove themselves if they wish

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