Comment by scarmig

1) If pensions are so easily manipulated and stolen from, that's an argument against pensions, not an argument for them.

2) Although the factors you mention are real, they are much smaller than core issue, which is the state underfunding the pension, either explicitly or through unrealistic expectations of return.

3) Even granting that the present government should make sure that pensioners get their full benefits, why should current workers be the ones to bear the burden of past bad decisions by policymakers? You could just as well tax pension payments more highly, and use that revenue to fund the pensions.