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Originally Posted by katex
Haha ... that's not the idea Blazey .. supposed to keep us fitter to live longer ... 
Well, I'm off now for me swim.. mmm, think I may go in the outside pool today, fresh air and exercise in one go ... can't beat it ...  |
And where do people find the energy to swim if they can't afford to feed themselves whilst paying all their bills? Why can't they just be encouraged to go for walks or something and let them decide what to spend their money on?
The fact of the matter is, the government are all too aware that the majority of old people don't care about going swimming, and it's much cheaper to offer out a useless freebie which will only be taken up by a minority than pay out a bit extra to everybody. I think it is disgusting personally and it's bad enough that the government are trying to justify it without having to listened to the brainwashed electorate justify it too.