I’d be interested to see the statistics, Nathan. But I suspect that the
proportion of well-off retired people is lower than the tabloids would have
their readership believe. I am willing to bet that the majority of retired
people in the UK, for instance, are pretty low in income.
Chris
> On 27 Feb 16, at 20:35, Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Plenty of student discounts available too Nathan...
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> Chris - I think the cinema senior category might even start at 55. In
> practice, they just want bums on seats but I don't believe they can
> be making any money out of it. They don't even show any adverts, but they
> do sometimes run a few trailers so maybe they are looking to sell
> full-price tickets for other shows.
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> Jez
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> On Saturday, 27 February 2016, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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>> Given that retired people are better off, on average, than young people, I
>> see little justification for granting discounts and other advantages to
>> senior citizens.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>> On 27 Feb 2016, at 20:31, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> <<SNIP>>
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>>>> Living on a pension means ensuring the toys last longer and making the
>> most
>>>> of the offers!
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>>> Amen! Ever since I saw what the future was for people over 30 in
>> the workplace, I continued living as a graduate student, saving every penny
>> I could but still enjoying hiking, etc. I can cook anything that's on sale
>> and enjoy a glass of Three Buck Chuck with it.
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>>> Chris
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