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> pensioners should pay less because they have less income and are more dependent on public transport. Less income than who? Twenty-somethings? I doubt that. M
by vanviegen 4y ago
> pensioners should pay less because they have less income and are more dependent on public transport.
Less income than who? Twenty-somethings? I doubt that. More dependent? Many pensioners have cars. And they, by definition, don't have a job to commute to every day.
- em-bee 4y agoyoung pensioners in their 60s maybe, but the older they get the less likely they are to drive. more than 20% of single (or widowed) pensioners in germany have less than 700€ per month. only 40% of couples get more than 2500€ per month (that's more than 1250€ per person). the rest is somewhere in between. so yes, pensioners do have less income. and twenty-somethings get student discounts. especially very old people are often isolated and depend on public transport to get around.