The problem has come about because of the government moving the goal posts over time, not under the control of the individual.
Those who think any expereienced pilot is going to willingly give up his salary, so someone younger can have it instead, is probably a product of an education system where they were led to believe that a comfortable life was just for them, an entitlement.
But, life is an ongoing competition, with constantly changing rules. We all have to, as my late father would have said: "Like it - or lump it".
P.S. Case One: You're very stroppy for an 8 year old, aren't you? Work hard and get your GCSEs, there's a good lad...
