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Quite A Rise From Public Buses
Posted on: 2010-02-08 15:00:00
By: Shiloh Musings
OK, granted that my memory is longer than some of you have been alive...Way back when, one of the big perks for MK's, Members of Knesset, Israel's parliament, was a free, all comprehensive bus pass. Our lawmakers could ride for free on public transport all over the country.In those days few Israelis had drivers licenses and many fewer owned cars. In the 1970's most drivers on Israeli roads were the first generation in their family behind the wheel. It was one of the accepted reasons/excuses for the horrendous driving. I was terrified by what I saw on the roads and decided that I wasn't driving in Israel, the reason I never got an Israeli license and let my New York one expire.Things have changed here. We have modern thoroughfares, driving licenses and cars are taken for granted. MK's don't take buses, and now if they fly, we the taxpayers have to fork out for business class.
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