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Ship 'em Out but they can't
I love the ship 'em out comment! but obviously that can't be done. They are people just like you and me. You wouldn't want to be treated differently because of your age...so why should they?

Ship 'em Out
"All ways a ferry in the morning" (unless the french are protestin'"

Chug
Seeing some of the more stupid comments, I just hope that that when, not if, but when these people have to deal with, or suffer Alzheimer's themselves they will reflect on their thoughtless statements.

Dillon
Just looking at the headline gives an idea of what the journalist may think of old people. They're not some amorphous group ("the old"). They're people. Just older that's all.

Richard The Lionheart
I think we should rebuild fort regent into some for of retirement city/home for the older generation. Think of it, makes sense

Sarah
i think all old people living in housing should be made to go down to 1 bedroom flats to make way for families. they shouldnt have all the discounts that are costing us money. there is no incentive for young people to have children because you have nothing to live on!

Scott
Kelly Major, not everyone lives for their retirement though, or has the financial backing to do that. I'm up for putting nest egg away but can't the government do that aswell. Having said that why have money in the when you move as slow as a tortoise, i rather spend it when you can move like a hair. Memories/seeing the world and living life to full or bank balance? you decide

Ashley F
On reflection - older people on the island are treated awfully. It breaks my heart to think what some of these poor and in many cases lonely old people have to go through just to get by.What can you do though? It must be easier to just forget :-((((((((

Ashley F
Two old ladies, more or less, stole a taxi off of me and my friends on Sunday afternoon - in broad daylight too! The bloody cheek of it!

communist
Enforced euthenasia at 75.But seriously Kelly has put in the most sensible, and considered response to any of these postings I have ever read. Well done. It would work but is a long term answer. Very few governments think long term!

Young Rascal
Send em all to Old Ham (get it?)HAHAHEHE a place in England near to Manchester i think

bob
put GST on food and we can all starve no problem.

malcolm powder
move them all to a single parish where they can whinge the day away - actually, St Lawrence and St Martin already exist for this purpose !!

Kelly Major
An ageing population is incresingly common in industrialised societies such as Jersey. What is important to remember is that whilst an increase in the number of aged could potentially pose a burden to society financially, if this is coupled with the decrease in births, which is increasingly common as people opt out of having large families or any children at all, then less funding is required for areas such as child care. Obviously this is a crude example but it bears an important point. What would be beneficial, to prevent further struggle for support in the future, is to educate and encourage people about private pensions and savings, by starting young then people will cope better at an older age and thus be less enclined to depend on the State for welfare support. Obviously this is a complicated issue but it is important to think actively about it because getting old is unavoidable for us all.

Sqn Leader C Gull
I love old people.Even though they smell of Savlon and wee.