Man tillader ganske vist pensionsalderen, hvor mennesker »gøres et hovede kortere«, men man anerkender imidlertid ikke, at der findes rettigheder, som man har erhvervet fra og med en bestemt alder.
Although people's pension rights are recognised when they reach retirement age, at which point they are 'brought down a peg' in terms of social status, there is no recognition of the other rights they have acquired at earlier points in their lives.