I'm not suggesting aged pensioners must get back to work (although it has been linked with a healthier old age). I'm suggesting that people who receive a pay rise be grateful and have the integrity to put politics aside while they spend a little minute appreciating the gift that has been given. The "me me, the country owes me" attitude is just so disconcerting to me.

It reminds me of a kid at a birthday party who pushes over another child after snatching the gift :^O