• brlemworld@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I don’t get senior discounts. They are older and have had a lot longer to reap capital gains. They are most able to pay full price.

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      6 months ago

      The purpose is to attract them to businesses. The elderly are least likely to spontaneously decide to go out.

    • Jtotheb@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      They used to be the poorest age group in the United States. Senior discounts made a lot more sense when something like 30% of seniors lived in poverty in [1960? 70? Can’t recall]