Monday, May 19, 2008

The Australian pensioners have undressed, demanding increase of pensions


On Friday in the second-largest city of Australia Melbourn about 150 protesting pensioners have blocked movement and some of them have undressed, demanding from authorities of increase of pensions, informs AFP.

Older persons in underwear, despite of autumn weather, have made the protest against the 20-milliard federal budget accepted on this week in which, despite of proficiency, with it have allocated, in their opinion, it is not enough money.

The majority of the pensioner nevertheless have left on itself clothes, but the some people have gone further. For example, senator Steve Filding who has removed a shirt as a token of solidarity with older persons. It has declared, that authorities "do not notice" 3,5 million the pensioners living in Australia.

" Pensioners do not have choice, they are compelled to survive for pennies on which the majority of people cannot live. They suffer from a rise in prices on gasoline and on the foodstuffs ", - the senator has told. One of , has added, that on pension normally to live it is impossible. " In the country of business go not bad, therefore we demands validity ", - the woman has declared.

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