Quote Originally Posted by Deeranged View Post
I've worked since I was 16 with only four weeks where I didn't actually have work in that time and during which I didn't claim any unemployment benefit. I've paid my tax to successive UK and Scottish Governments and currently pay an additional 1% on my tax to cover some so called freebies by the current SNP Scottish Government. When I turned 60 I was given an 'entitlement card' that gets me free (although not really free) bus travel anywhere in Scotland. I've used that card once to get to Glasgow, I was accompanied by someone who didn't have a card and it cost them £10.00 - we paid £1 each booking fee so it cost the tax payer (me) £10. I've possibly used the card twenty times on local buses in the 18 months I've had it so possibly £60 worth on 'benefit' to me. The amount of tax I've paid over the last year, as stated on my P60, nearly drives me to tears.

And you grudge me that card, even though I'm working and essentially paying for it?
I’m similar to what you say in your post only a bit younger, I’m 2 and a half years away from my card, but I’d rather this was giving at retirement age and the money used for other more important things or even taking away the 1% tax, it doesn’t just stop at 1%, once you hit £43k you go to 40%, rest of the UK is £50k, this is all wrong