tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post6554784336409903429..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: End of the Twirlies: pensioner bus passes threatenedMadam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-63322652691279233232009-10-21T12:42:48.015+01:002009-10-21T12:42:48.015+01:00Harpy, that's probably the last generation to ...Harpy, that's probably the last generation to quote Marx appropriately and from experience.<br /><br />Gwei Mui, I don't think the powers that be care about notions of freedom at all. At that age your productive days are over, you've made all the profits you're ever going to make for business, and you're no use to the system any more. We need more compassion for us and higher taxes for them.<br /><br />Splinty, never mind extra runways, I'm waiting for the Tories to create a helicopter generation for the extremely rich and privileged.Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-33498524381739876992009-10-20T10:58:04.365+01:002009-10-20T10:58:04.365+01:00I must admit I laughed when I read this..." T...I must admit I laughed when I read this..." The London Government Association accuses the pensioners, costing on average only £100 per year, of "taking advantage" of the free travel scheme."<br /><br />I mean, are they expecting pensioners to only use it on a Friday morning...Of course they are going to use it! Bloody hell!!<br /><br />I attended a TUC conference yesterday and there were lots of pensioners (Note to LGA....they probably used their bus pass to get there!) who spoke about poverty and their state pension. Indeed, much anger was shown when discussing the bail-out and the bankers getting their bonuses.<br /><br />And one of them said...'tax the rich'! Too bloody right!<br /><br />....and also quoted Karl Marx (which probably sent shock waves through the TUC bureaucracy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-72405551413206953192009-10-19T13:19:35.115+01:002009-10-19T13:19:35.115+01:00Retirement, a supposed time of "freedom"...Retirement, a supposed time of "freedom". Instead we'll be now worrying about it. Worrying about our pensions (if we have one) whether we can afford to get from a to b and how long we're going to have to work before we can officially retire@ctors Businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118148558033452749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-5121350482084530432009-10-18T18:46:11.993+01:002009-10-18T18:46:11.993+01:00But look on the bright side, we air travellers wil...But look on the bright side, we air travellers will be well catered for when Boris Island is built. Who voted for this bozo anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-90777685197278434682009-10-18T18:28:47.242+01:002009-10-18T18:28:47.242+01:00I'm taking this one VERY PERSONALLY INDEED. I&...I'm taking this one VERY PERSONALLY INDEED. I've been waiting years for my Freedom Pass, and just as it's almost within my increasingly feeble grasp, they threaten to whisk it away.<br /><br />I think I'm gonna send a stiff note to their parents and recommend stopping their pocket-money.VenerableSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079094267060544265noreply@blogger.com