I use my card to get the ferry across Wellington Harbour to Days Bay for my coffee
Sometimes stop off at Matiu Somes Island for a wander around
Fantastic scheme this Super Goldcard - we deserve it
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It is for off peak travel, usually the bus,boat has few passengers at those times. The govt. subsidy probably supports the service which in your world would not exist because few if any public transport services are profitable without a subsidy.
You did say your taxes were supporting gold card. :)
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"A penny saved is a penny earned" and many small election bribes accumulate.
Remember - Winston First is already looking for a new bribe to keep him for the next term in parliament, while we keep paying for his old bribes.
However - I agree: compared to the money Helen threw around to buy her 3 terms in power do Winston's bribes look like small fry.
Well, he promised that he is not going for the baubles of power. And than he did. I guess his election bribe was to stay away from power, but he broke his promise. Does this qualify?
But hey - you got me. I had all the other old left-wing election bribes in mind when I wrote my sentence (like interest free student loans, working for families, "free" child care for preschoolers, Nationalising of Kiwi Rail, ...)
Enough for you to justify the plural?
But hey - it is your beloved Winston, so happy to change my sentence from
"Remember - Winston First is already looking for a new bribe to keep him for the next term in parliament, while we keep paying for his old bribes. "
to:
Remember - Winston First is already looking for a new bribe to keep him for the next term in parliament, while we keep paying for his old bribe and Labours old bribes. "
In many cases I believe the "cost" is worn by the party giving the discount...not the govt. So for example my dentist gives 10% disc to all gold card holders...low bus fares would be worn by city council. I hardly ever use mine but I certainly don't begrudge elderly people who have to use the bus getting a freebie...its not like its taking up rush hour seats and makes it possible for elderly people to get out and about and circulate some money into the economy by going downtown rather than just the corner dairy and triple mark up baked beans. Of course paying for W69's international cruises to Days Bay for coffee is a bit of a rort but most days he would be too sea-sick to enjoy it anyway:)