Oh dear me, do you really think the BS Trump is feeding you?
People fall on hard times for one reason or another, unfortunately a lot have no one to blame but themselves. We have a pretty good welfare system unlike USA), unfortunately there are many who rather than get a job and get off welfare just rort the system.
We have free education and a public health system that is one of the best in the world, god help use if it turned into the USA model.
What has living on a pension got to do with democracy?
My mother lives quite well on the pension and has actually saved up quite a tidy sum, it annoys me a bit that she doesn't spend more on herself. She says it's so she can leave us the money, I don't need it.
If you don't like our democracy, go live in a country that is not and see if you like that
