Pensioners' Perks

The petition is entitled Provide all pensioners with free energy, free TV licence, free glasses, free telephone, free broadband Internet and 50% Council Tax charge and the explanatory notes say

"Pensioners have worked all their lives to contribute to the UKs economy. They deserve to live comfortably with some benefits."

The obvious problem with this is that some pensioners are quite rich and don't need this kind of assistance, and it'll cost a fortune providing it to them that could otherwise be spent on less fortunate pensioners.