The uprising issue nowadays is ‘Should
subway freeriding of the elderly be abolished?’, and as I am one of subway
users, I thought about this issue. My thought about this question is that the
freeriding for the elderly should be abolished.
Reasons
for my opinion are three. First, financial loss caused by the elderly
freeriding is increasing every year. Seoul Metro and Seoul City said, “From
2010 to 2015, about 50 billion won was lost from the freeriding.”, and they
also mentioned that the elderly freeriding takes 65% of all freeriding types. Considering
that Korea will be aged society with 24.3% of the elderly, financial loss will
be continuing and growing. Seoul City also said that, “The reason of the 65% of
the loss comes from the elderly freeriding.”
Second,
the loss from maintaining senior discount policy is filled up by raising fee.
Raising fee becomes a distress to the young, who actively take subways. For
example, I take a subway to go to school, and it charges me about 100,000 won
per month. Since I pay transportation expenses, this becomes burden to me.
Seoul City, however, announced that they will increase 200 won of the subway
fee in 2017, making it 1450 won. Increasing fee will also increase the young’s
spending, which will be very stressful.
Third,
Senior Pass Card can be used by other people who are not seniors. Senior Pass
Card is provided to people who are subjects of freeriding. Though the card is
for the elderly, Seoul Metro said that they caught 195749 of not-senior people
using this card. Seoul Metro also said that, “Accumulated illegal rides can
effect on increasing fee.”
For
two main reasons, increasing fee and financial loss, I think the elderly
freeriding should be abolished.
References
[기획] 65세 이상 지하철 경로우대 이대로 좋은가? (2015, November 25). Retrieved November 27, 2015, from http://www.segye.com/content/html/2015/11/25/20151125002371.html?OutUrl=naver
[댓글多뉴스] 서울지하철, 2호선 빼고 모두 적자 소식에 네티즌... (2015,
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답글삭제Dear Jaewon,
답글삭제I read your opinion very interesting. I think your topic is a controversial issue, but you use many example and evidence. Therefore, your opinion is so persuasive. (At least for me!)
With a little revising, your paragraph will be a good piece of writing.
Sincerely,
Dahee
Hi Jaewon,
답글삭제I think your opinion is persuasive. I think you should fix 'thought' to think, Because you describe your opinion in present view. Except that, I think your opinion is very interesting and informative.
Thanks,
Sunghyun