Nader Ghazipour: Some retirees cannot even afford to buy dentures.
Ghazipour, a former parliament representative: Mr. Raisi, this camel will also lie at your and the labor minister’s door, and you too will become a retiree one day, so think of yourself and first control inflation, then reasonably increase retirees’ salaries.
Unfortunately, some retirees do not even own a home. These individuals truly cannot cover their living expenses, and those who do have a home might only be able to live for the first ten days of the month on their income.
Visit the Ferdowsi Hotel, and you’ll see groups of thirty to forty elderly Japanese men and women staying there. I asked, and they said their retirement organizations send them abroad once a year, but our retirees are struggling to make ends meet.
Apart from increasing retirees’ pensions in line with inflation, the government should also consider the situation of homeless retirees and find ways to reduce their medical expenses. Retirees don’t undergo cosmetic surgery, but many cannot even afford to buy dentures for themselves.