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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Slow Night
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 22:23:16 +0000
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:
> 
> Plenty of student discounts available too Nathan...
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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
>> Alicante, Spain
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>>> On 27 Feb 2016, at 20:31, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
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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!
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>    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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