The opinion article by Luís Capucha addresses trust as the most important value of the public pension system in Portugal. The author argues that the central element of the pension report was not the proposals presented, but rather what he designates as the "bomb" of the deficit and the announcement of an apocalyptic scenario for the system.
Capucha questions who benefits from the climate of doubt that settles among young Portuguese regarding the sustainability of the public pension system. The article suggests there are interests in creating insecurity among younger generations about the future viability of this system.
The author is a professor and researcher in the area of social policies, having dedicated critical attention to the way reports and analyses on pensions are communicated publicly, warning about the dangers of transmitting catastrophic messages without proper contextualization.
