tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post7905725020881277786..comments2023-10-19T05:01:59.279-05:00Comments on The Winnipeg RAG Review: The Fabian Neo-Conservatism of HarperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-25834790386633916432012-03-31T13:37:21.891-05:002012-03-31T13:37:21.891-05:00I'll try to get to it in subsequent posts. OAS...I'll try to get to it in subsequent posts. OAS is a bit more complicated as it's savings are over a longer period of time, so one would have to make some educated guesses as to what future program expenditures would be over the next few decades (and program expenditures can be affected by both economic cycles and parliamentary discretion). One would also have to factor in how much a higher retirement age induces "increased senior productivity" - OAS seems to prominently affect low-income seniors, many of whom generally have jobs that tend to wear them down over a lifetime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758139357823553893.post-19902552588166280832012-03-31T07:44:57.893-05:002012-03-31T07:44:57.893-05:00You say, "[l]ikewise, raising the OAS eligibi...You say, "[l]ikewise, raising the OAS eligibility age is a way of spitting at low-income seniors to save a few bucks." Could you substantiate this as you did with the Katimavik program? I would be inclined to think that OAS cuts would be a much more significant, both in terms of a decrease in OAS expenditures and the associated increase in productivity (seniors are, after all, very productive people).<br /><br />-ABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com