Qwerty
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Kids paying full bus fares would be a bitch mate
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DaveH
Striker
Fair point
And probably create a stigma about how much bus fare each kid in a group was paying.
Cheap bus fare was a great librating thing in my teens. Around 14 when you only get a few quid pocket money, we could still go out as a group and get to the Metro Centre, go to the cinema, a couple of rides at metro land if we had to wait a bit before the film started. All cheap because we were clearly under 18. We got all over. Spread our wings, had some independence and took us away from class mates who just got pissed and caused trouble in village centres.
Now imagine having to carry some government issued ID, with a traffic light system. One of us has a red one, full discount, amber, partial discount, the kid with green pays full price. Would the government have to also set an expected pocket money level so the green kid still gets the same as the red kids?
Then imagine the cost to the government to test and assess this annually, and issue new cards to 70 million people.
The cost to the tax payer would be significant. All for zero gain. The whole plan is mental when you think through the logistics of it. No MP is ever going to bring this idea to Parliament.
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This one has been debunked a few times on the retirement thread. AJ Bell is an investment platform with a vested interest in selling pensions, hence their definition of lifestyles that are moderate or comfortable are generally seen as very toppy to say the least.
Certainly it's way above what I'm budgeting on.
BiG
Winger
Fair enough. I only scanned it. Doesn't apply to me. Just shared it, in case it interested others
