In reply to ‘The true cost of a free bus ride' (September 25), the ‘Goldies' worked and paid their taxes, the same as the workers of today are doing.
In effect, we have paid for ourselves. The young people of today are now contributing to their own retirement – assuming the government doesn't divert the funds into some other scheme.
JM Burrell, Tauranga
Posted: 10:16am Fri 02 Oct, 2015
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Pay your way??
Posted on 05-10-2015 05:18 | By How about this view!
Everyone SHOULD pay!!! The fact that someone has succeeded to continue breathing for 65+ years is NO reason to gain a privilege. We are now entering an era of third and even fourth generation "Dole-bludgers" and yet some feel it acceptable to now include the over 65's, that are still working, into the "free-money" legions. It is high time for "Means" testing with the gold-card and a reduction of the benefits from council and state sources.
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