I see this has degenerated into another boring, insulting them-versus-us thread (sigh) .... so what is the title of the thread again?
The problem is that there are far too many people who are incapable of having constructive debates, if they feel too strongly about a subject.
On some debates your points are said to be bias or motivated in one way, irrespective of their relevance. But the poster ignores to actually debate valid arguements in favour of simply trying to get the other person to stoop down to their level.
"I think the pensions levy was a fair tax on a Pension that's benefits are not truely appreciated by the public service. The government should of gone further and allowed people to opt in or out of this pension benefit which would of meant that people that dont appreciate the pension could avoid the pension levy" = I am a private sector pig with no clue what I am talking about. I took a private sector job because i wanted to get rich and have no clue how hard it is in the public service. I have not even factored in how hard they work. If I had it my way, people in the public service would get no holidays, no entitled sick leave and probabley no pay.
"I think the private sector employees are feeling the pinch as much, if not more then the public service. They are getting wage decreses in all levels of employment and are generally far more fearful of losing their jobs then those with full time contracts in the PS". Well, while we do feel for people losing (
"People in the public service , particularly in the lower wage category, are being hit twice. They are already struggling to pay the bills as it is". Tough, they have good pension and will at least keep their jobs . .
I could go on, but you get my meaning . . .