...no responsible fiscal plan is possible without reining in the costs of Old Age Security payments. Right now, OAS payments are sent to seniors whose retirement years are amply secure. A couple with an $181,000 household income would together receive annual payments of nearly $18,000, without benefits being clawed back. Taxing poorer, younger Canadians to cut cheques for wealthy retirees is nonsensical at the best of times, and incomprehensible when debt costs are surging.