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Why should over 60s get free bus travel?
Why do all people over the age of 60 get free bus travel within England? I am a full time student who does not earn any money and I have to save up and pay for my bus pass to get to and from college. This is crazy as there is a high number of over 60s who have access to a car and would never use a bus pass untill they were unable to drive.
Another point I would like to raise regarding this is the new bus service timetables across Halesowen and other parts of the West Midlands as I live at the bottom end of the Squirrels Estate there are "NO" Travel West Midlands buses which serve the Squirrels Estate anymore and if I want to use a bus to get me close to my home I have to use the 417 which is a Ludlows bus company which my bus pass doesn't allow me to use on Ludlows buses unless I pay more. Why do over 60s get this for free?
The person who is incharge of all this should have a good think because if you are going to take off bus services due to "a limited amount we have to be careful of what we spend it on", "the authority only had a limited amount of money to spend on socially necessary services" - these quotes were from the news article "Hundreds opposing shake-up of buses" (May 1 2008) and were said by a spokesperson from Centro in the last three paragraphs.
Well if there are insufficent funds then why give all over 60s free bus passes? Why can't they pay like the rest of us so there is enough money in the system for sufficient buses to serve our local communities
A Billingham, Via email
12:18pm Thursday 15th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: s.francis, Romsley on 9:13am Fri 16 May 08
Why don't the council contact all the over 60's and ask them all to 'gas' themselves as the young don't want the money they've paid in over the years assisting them in old age..find out where the money came from for your schooling and then come back to this page again, your attitude astounds me and others that's over 60 years....and there's more but won't waste my breath as I need it into my old age!
Why don't the council contact all the over 60's and ask them all to 'gas' themselves as the young don't want the money they've paid in over the years assisting them in old age..find out where the money came from for your schooling and then come back to this page again, your attitude astounds me and others that's over 60 years....and there's more but won't waste my breath as I need it into my old age!
Posted by: Chris Allen, cradley heath on 6:45pm Fri 16 May 08
Probably a poetry or sociology student thats gonna cost the tax payer alot of money and give nothing back. A free education on the state!
Probably a poetry or sociology student thats gonna cost the tax payer alot of money and give nothing back. A free education on the state!
Posted by: Chris Allen, cradley heath on 11:13pm Sat 24 May 08
You see francis i actually agree with you on this issue.
You see francis i actually agree with you on this issue.
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