[Blindtlk] speaking of transit

[T. Joseph Carter]

Dewey,

I think a lot of people will agree with me, but I will offer just my own
opinion here:

I pay half fare.  I'm unemployed, borrowing money at a fanatic rate (I am
a college student), and generally cannot afford any extra expenses.  It's
there, and for the time being, I'll take it.

When that situation changes--and it will change--I will pay full fare.

Of course the half-fare thing applies to anyone with a Medicare card, not
just the blind.

Joseph

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 08:57:39PM -0600, dewey bradley wrote:
> What do you folks think about the fact that we ride for half the price, and in Illinois we ride for free?
> I know blind people who make over 50, and still will pay half the fair, the people who make these laws think that all blind people are pore I guess.
> I've gone to my law makers about getting It set to where you have to prove you're low income to get the reduced fair cards, but no one will even talk to me about It.
> maybe If those of us that make good money would pay the full fair, maybe we would have better services.
> I don't make much money right now, but I used to make almost 16 bucks an hour, I should have been made to pay the full fair.
> So what do you think about that?
> I can see doing It for seniors and vets