tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post7398281087767129405..comments2023-10-12T00:07:25.722+13:00Comments on roarprawn: OLD AND WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-55742291739328929652010-03-14T21:48:48.026+13:002010-03-14T21:48:48.026+13:00Must agree that 70 is an age that reflects todays ...Must agree that 70 is an age that reflects todays aged ..<br /><br />Turning 71 on the 14th.. <br /><br />Still pulling a wage of over $70K in a physical job.<br /><br />The " Super " what is left after tax, is all pure cream :-))<br /><br />adam2314Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-27659759284052363422010-03-13T19:26:11.079+13:002010-03-13T19:26:11.079+13:00You are swo right, it would be a step backwards to...You are swo right, it would be a step backwards to see it dumped. I have 2 ninty year old friends who have a life again because of Peters policy. A lot of my approching 65 years friend have no intention of retiring. The whole 65 super age needs to be looked atH Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-44591918014226239932010-03-12T18:01:22.017+13:002010-03-12T18:01:22.017+13:00Good idea Roarprawn.
Trouble is, National might be...Good idea Roarprawn.<br />Trouble is, National might be accused of pennypinching.<br />I am sure there are major savings elsewhere that can be made.<br />There's little point upsetting people over a few million dollars.FAIRFACTS MEDIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278035907912171422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-57049142745847980952010-03-12T17:18:47.730+13:002010-03-12T17:18:47.730+13:00You see here is where you are in danger BB of bein...You see here is where you are in danger BB of being booted from the VRWC.<br /><br />Why are oldies entitled to this in the first place? <br /><br />Why not free flights on airlines? Seems like a natural extension.<br /><br />Every seat taken up by an oldie on your full train is a seat the train cannot sell on the market. Students get a discount, children get half fares...beneficiaries are using money that taxpayers gave them in the first place.<br /><br />I mean how many people on public transport are actually paying for it themselves?<br /><br />The oldies have left NZ with a legacy of debt and poor infrastructure. They overspent on welfare and other mad arse schemes that young people now pay for.<br /><br />And the bastards want free travel?Cactus Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136331420768264938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-20061321659421956622010-03-12T14:18:42.421+13:002010-03-12T14:18:42.421+13:00Isn't public transport subsidised? Hence, if i...Isn't public transport subsidised? Hence, if it is correct to say that no additional train/bus/ferry services are put on to cater for the demand from the oldies, this seems to me a simple transference of subsidy from one part of the budget to another; who cares in other words, let this continue. I catch a ferry on occasion, e.g. yesterday to connnect with the train to Eden Park; it is great to see the service being used more, and I suspect that the opportunity for getting out at moderate cost might improve the health of the oldies and hence potentially reduce costs elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com