The most shocking part is that all this is a conscious, selfish political decision by the current generations. They are the ones choosing "more public services", which can only be paid by:
1. Higher taxes
2. Higher debt
3. Higher inflation
Because even implementing all of these, perpetually growing "public services" are a mathematical impossibility, they have provided the perfect excuse for the current infinite importation of immigrants ("we need them to pay for your pension!"), which further aggravates the situation.

We tend to blame the politicians, but they are only responding to the short-term demands of the electoral system. It's the citizens who are to blame. 

 No, the state spends enormous amounts on gaslighting the people