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Originally Posted by emamum23
what a pile of tosh!
do you think that everyone should get discounts on public transport as well?
they have to pay rent and council tax, they pay tax twice on their pensions.. let them have a few perks! there are age related illnesses that can be made a little easier by swimming and it would also give some oaps a little relief from pain whilst they are swimming. i think its a great idea.
personally i think they should be given food vouchers as well so they can have a good diet because some cant afford that.
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Well yes I do think we should all get free or subsidesed public transport, it is one way of reducing car congestion at a stroke and making public transport safer. And lets face it nothing is really 'free' we are paying for it somewhere along the lines.
When I get to retirement age I want to be treated with dignity not disregarded as needing everything for cheap and free. I am old enough to remember the indignity of 'free glasses' dont want that again in another form. Most old people have worked hard and payed into the system for many years they do not deserve to be offered something that they have paid for time and time again as a handout.
Free swimming for all would also reduce the next generation of older peoples likelihood to get illnesses like arthritis etc and thereby save the NHS millions.
As food vouchers that really is an insult to anyone who has worked and paid into the system. Lets leave our older people with some self respect