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I mean have they seen our stipends (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

In the US, they have much higher medical bills than the younger crowd. Outside of the US it doesn't make any sense

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

No, they've been planning the weekly excursion since last week's.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 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]