There is no unsustainable progression driving the mechanism of a pay-as-you-go pension system and so it is not a pyramid or Ponzi scheme.

量入为出系统里面并不存在不可持续的进程，因此它不是庞氏或金字塔式骗局。

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Tax-cutters want to alleviate “cold progression,” which bumps taxpayers into higher brackets, even when their pay rises only keep up with inflation.

减税者们希望减少“冷增长”的情况，如果发生这种情况，加工资只会把纳税人赶到更高的收入征税档中，即便这种收入增加只是为了制衡通胀。

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Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation urged unions to show flexibility, particularly on pay progression and sickness pay.

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Teachers' pay rises have previously reflected length of service, but there will now be a stronger link between achievement and pay progression.

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He acknowledged a 1% cap was "tough" but said many public sector workers would be helped by "pay progression" - annual increases in salary grades - even when pay was frozen.

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