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Retired teacher Phil Phillips (76) says that the youth of today need to stop relying on the government for handouts to ease the burden the national budget, allocating more spend for pensioners such as himself.



Having once read a Tweet, Phillips says he understands what is wrong with Millenials, stating the need to work harder, like he did until about 15 years ago when he realised doing work could be traded for gossiping at a cafe where the staff are too polite to ask you to leave.



“All these kids think that they’re just going to get everything for free,” stated Phillips between sips of publicly funded tea.



“How some people don’t realise how entitled they are just amazes me.”



According to Phillips, university students should be prepared to do low paying work just like he did after he completed his second degree in the ’70s, paying no money for it whatsoever.



“It wasn’t easy, we had to hand write our assignments.”



A self-proclaimed hard worker, Phillips proudly displays his collection of name tags from previous jobs that he keeps framed in pool room of his three bedroom house he purchased in 1978 for $20,000.



“Maybe the youths could afford a house if they didn’t spend so much money on smashed avocado. All my friends from the smokies agree.”



More to come.