@ Miles Gustaph
I cannot find anything in Funkymonkeys post that suggests he has a pension and is demanding that the civvy world gives him more. The point that he is making is that the 22 year guys taking on these jobs for 18k and topping up their income with pensions are artifically deflating the wages for those who don't have pensions. In an ideal world these guys would say no, demand a living wage and keep their pensions for the fun things in life, not use them to supplement sub-standard wages.