In message , at 15:07:23 on Sun, 23
Jun 2013, Peter Smyth remarked:
But then you could argue, why does a 60 year old banker who has taken
early retirement with a large pension get free travel, when a 60 year
old who is still working 40hrs a week on minimum wage gets nothing?

Because the "free travel" thing is for the retired, not the employed.

Looking at the retired person's wealth is a different test to whether or
not they are travelling as a leisure pursuit.

It may well be that the whole scheme is bonkers (like most of what NuLab
did), but we are where we are...
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Roland Perry