Wednesday, March 5, 2014

'Free iPad for every person over 65 in the city' - Parool.nl

04-03-14 13:56 PM – Source: Parool

David Pinto: “It’s not a gift. Life expectancy is now around 85 years. ” © Reuters

A free iPad from the municipality for all people over 65 in Amsterdam. It’s not Santa Claus who interferes with this idea in the campaign for the election, but David Pinto, leader of the elderly party OMA.

He has not worked out his idea and do not know how big the group is elderly in the city. But Pinto would not be regarded as a politician who just before the elections, the electorate will spawn with presents.

“It’s not a gift. Life expectancy is now around 85 years. This means that the elderly can use an iPad. 300 euros on average twenty years That is 15 euros per year. “

Pinto sees it as the solution to break many older people’s isolation. “There’s a whole new world for people to be open over the internet, which they can reach there. The rest of the Netherlands and far beyond ‘

older computer illiterates think the emeritus professor to have a solution. “Before you can use jobseeker Amsterdam who are now forced to useless and embarrassing activities, such as providing water plants by the municipality.”

The iPad should make it possible for Pinto to face with his supporters. Continuous contact ‘I can still hear what they think of plans and developments. “

Last year there were over 92,500 Amsterdammers over 65. It is not known how many of them have an iPad. Pinto has no funding of its plan. “What if we agree that a councilor resigns after a blunder that cost more than 1 million, and does not remain as Pieter Hilhorst, we are already late.”

(By: Bas Soetenhorst)

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