On 23/06/2013 16:46, Roland Perry wrote:

But it seems to me that the free buss pass scheme subsidises a very
specific subset of retirees - those who have made the lifestyle choice
to live sufficiently far from the facilities they need to access that
they require a bus, together with there actually being a bus service
they can take advantage of.

Those who made the lifestyle choice to live close enough to the
facilities, such that they don't need to use a bus,

....will use the bus pass to go one stop. While moaning about the hard
working person paying through the nose to travel 5 miles who is using
"their" seat.

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK