Short message for cancellation of bus old age card

In modern society, people can choose more and more means of transportation during their travel. Because people's travel needs are different, the choice of transportation will be different. Generally speaking, young people will buy cars when they have economic conditions, and young people who don't have cars may mainly use subways and buses. For the majority of the elderly, they are more inclined to take the bus when traveling.

However, with the expansion of people's demand, urban traffic congestion has become the norm. Especially during rush hours, not only a large number of young people take buses for commuting, but also some elderly people choose to travel at this time. Even because the elderly have free bus cards, some elderly people use public resources casually, thus causing more serious traffic congestion.

According to the latest news, starting from 2022, the bus card policy for the elderly will usher in a new adjustment, and the welfare of the elderly to take the bus for free may be cancelled. What the hell is going on here?

Undeniably, with the deepening of aging in China, there are more and more elderly people in China. It is understood that the number of elderly people over 65 in China has reached about 200 million. The state has also implemented various welfare policies for the elderly. It is also one of the benefits to apply for a bus card for the elderly and take the bus for free.

In addition, due to physical reasons, the elderly may travel more frequently. For example, many elderly people will choose to go out in the morning when the air is fresh. Some elderly people will drag carts to the morning market to buy food, and some elderly people will take buses to the nearby parks to exercise.

It's just that the travel time chosen by the old people conflicts with the commuting time of the young people. For most young people, they are adhering to the fine tradition of respecting the old and loving the young, and will give priority to the old. Only in this way, the time of young people is wasted, and even some old people have conflicts with some young people because of their age, thus wasting the overall public resources.

Today, the elderly population in China is still increasing. If some travel phenomena of the elderly are not properly controlled, it will not only waste public resources, but also bring greater travel pressure to young people. In view of this situation, it is understandable to cancel the welfare of free storage for the elderly with bus cards.

In addition, canceling the welfare of free rides for the elderly bus cards can also curb some fare evasion. In real life, not everyone who holds a senior citizen card is the real holder of this card. Some young people who lack social moral consciousness will get their parents' elders' bus cards for free. In addition, it is impossible for bus drivers to check the information of card swipers one by one, so such loopholes give some unscrupulous young people an opportunity.

Although the public transport industry has a certain public welfare nature, it is still profitable as a whole, and the evasion of tickets is endless, which will inevitably affect the employees in the public transport industry in terms of income. Moreover, if this phenomenon of fare evasion is not stopped in time, more and more people will follow suit and have a negative impact on social order. Therefore, in order to better regulate social order and rectify unhealthy phenomena, it is understandable to cancel the welfare of free bus ride for the elderly card.

However, if the welfare of free bus ride for the elderly card is really cancelled, it may be unfair to the elderly groups who really need it. Some people may ask, after the welfare of free bus ride for the elderly is cancelled, in what form should the welfare enjoyed by the elderly be supplemented?

In fact, the state also has a corresponding solution to this problem, which is to turn this welfare into a cash subsidy. In other words, although the elderly can't take the bus for free, they can get the corresponding cash subsidy every month. This policy has been widely implemented in Shanghai. Judging from the specific implementation policies, as long as the elderly registered in Shanghai are of different ages, they can enjoy different amounts of cash subsidies every month. The money can range from 75 yuan to 600 yuan. The older you get, the more cash subsidies you get.

Not only that, other provinces and cities have also introduced corresponding bus card reform measures for the elderly. For example, Chengdu, Sichuan has introduced a policy to limit the number of rides for the elderly. Specifically, in the process of traveling every month, the elderly over 65 take the bus less than 100 times for free. Jiangsu province has also issued relevant notices, saying that elderly people need to buy tickets in full like young people when they travel during peak hours. If you don't travel during rush hours, only the elderly over 70 can take the bus for free, and the elderly under 70 can only enjoy half-price concessions.

Conclusion:

Judging from the reality, the reform measures implemented in some areas for bus cards for the elderly have indeed alleviated the traffic congestion problem to some extent. Because the elderly no longer take buses for free, some elderly people reduce the frequency of travel during peak hours, thus improving the commuting efficiency of young people.