Touching the third rail of superannuation is a brave act by any government, but what about those other curly questions?
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The true cost of National's not so super duper super policy
Bill English has made a brave call on super, but is it mere penance for years of bad calls, will New Zealanders face the facts and has he just started a new inter-generational war?
Read MoreIt's stupid to borrow to save, right? The Super Fund conundrum
Contributions to the Super Fund have been suspended since 2009, until the country is back in the black. But does the logic behind that decision make any sense at all?
Read MoreUniversal pension: universally fair?
What the Retirement Income Policy and Intergenerational Equity conference told us about selfish generations, and raising the age of pension entitlement
Read MoreSuperannuation, baby-boomers and why John Key's a wimp
The swarm of locusts that is the baby-boomer generation starts retiring this year, so we can delay no longer. The warnings from Treasury are scarily stark. It's time to grasp the question of retirement
Read MoreBaby boomers hold New Zealand hostage... again
The baby boomers are at it again, and this time it's the Super Fund they're twisting to their own advantage. I'm fed up living in the shadow of the spoilt generation
Read MoreChange isn't ageist, it's vital
Deborah Hill Cone's attack on my change analysis in today's Herald misses the point entirely, and seems to pine for a little bit of good ol' fashioned sexism and racism
Read MoreThe mandate of heaven is not forever
Jon's column introduces the concept of a generational shift and asks whether this election will see a 24-year cycle of politics finally come to an end.
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