Lol.
Cost of living, inflation, price rises, etc, etc, etc. For someone extoling the virtues of 'abstract' thought, you seem to be really struggling with thinking about the very fucking basics!
Should we just let the pensioners - who were previously net contributors - have less and less money in real terms just because they are old, despite the fact that they are still 'contributors' (maybe your abstract thinking couldn't understand that simple concept?)?
One day, assuming you make it that far, you will also be a pensioner. I wonder what your views will be then?