"James Farrar" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:18:36 +0000, U n d e r a c h i e v e r
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On 31/10/05 12:49 am, in article
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"James Farrar" wrote:

Giving a *bigger* discount is a *rip-off*?

Yes, because the base fare which the discount is being applied to is
unreasonably high.

Another view is that the base fare is the Oyster fare; those who
choose to buy paper tickets can pay extra to do so.

As has been pointed out here, some people, myself included, will from time
to time pay cash.

You will choose to pay more than you need to? Why?

Because it gives me a receipt that my employer will refund.

I've no idea what a printout of Oyster journeys looks like,
but it wouldn't suprise me if it was insufficient proof of the
expense for some country's tax authorities.

tim