It's. Not. Their. Own. Money. We need to stop this myth. The Government _decides_ how much money it needs and borrows it. Tax is just one of the inputs for paying it back. Most other countries don't actually care too much about the paying back part either.
As opposed to paying tax and NOT getting good stuff for it?
National saying the public transport fare cap is bribing people with their own money
As opposed to bribing landlords with other people's money, which is fine, apparently?