Unfortunately the seniors in general are not the ones who need the break.

This became increasingly true after Medicare was instituted and Social Security became indexed to inflation. The steep rises in the cost of housing has further exacerbated this trend, since older people are much more likely to own their home outright, so we can float upwards on the tide, while the young who are buying in are stuck with the anchor.

This won't prevent me from getting my Interagency Senior Pass asap, now that I turned 62 last month, but I'm open to the idea of more perks for young people with families and cutting back some on perks for retired folks. Instead, it looks to me like the rich are scheduled for another big round of gifts from a grateful Congress.