Why seniors shouldn’t get discounts
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No. 'Seniors' retiring at 65 are sitting pretty. How are seniors at 85 doing, after already 20 years of retirement, looking down 5 or 10 more years of life? They can use discounts, trust me.
because the economy can.
Also, in terms of what this article started off talking about, bus fares, it relieves traffic congestion and encourages people with ailing eye sight and memory issues to bus instead of drive
I could really care less about 'shopping' discounts. Stores offer discounts only where it makes economic sense to do so
I don't think we'll see them disappear entirely, but we will see them scale back quite a bit. Given the enormous volume of Boomers, a scale back on a 15% discount is going to make a vast difference to the bottom line. They won't do away with it entirely because it's a massive consumer base and they don't want to alienate them.
True- In the US many companies, by a magnitude comparable to a Richter scale offer Serving Members and Vets a discount.
Proving once again that idiocy has no age boundaries.
The whole article in Macleans was well worth the read. Just finished it this AM. There are some valid points with doing away with it especially where government services are concerned.
One interesting point was making discounts needs based rather than age based because there are lots of very well off seniors that do not need discounts while there are many young people that are struggling yet they are expected to finance freebies for others that are so much better off.
As opposed to now?
In all seriousness, it doesn't bother me that senior citizens get discounts. In the grand scheme of things, it's not like it's really hurting anyone.
Kerri has a point here what is a senior number one. Secondly a discount on what?
While we're at it why not ban specials in stores period and promotions for that matter.
If we eliminated specials, lost leaders and celeb promotions we could reduce the cost
of product and it would be purchased because it was a quality product.
Giving out retail discounts to seniors drives the price up in the long run and cuts into
the profit margin of small business. With more and more seniors on the horizon it will
cost even more.
Now certain discounts are an advantage to society. Discounts to use community facilities
such as pools and exercise programs.
It comes down to what discounts and how much and verification the discount is being used.
Keep in mind I am a farmer, I am also a senior and yes I get pension as well. Having said
that i don't need a break on the price of pizza or bowling or the other stuff but some seniors
do benefit from health related programs. Perhaps if we had senior with affordable and
dependable transportation we would benefit. Right now they use handi dark and that is a lot
more expensive. If their income is low enough they do ride for free I understand.
It comes down to this, is the discount an investment or an expense? Therein lies the difference.
While we're at it why not ban specials in stores period and promotions for that matter.
If we eliminated specials, lost leaders and celeb promotions we could reduce the cost
of product and it would be purchased because it was a quality product.
Giving out retail discounts to seniors drives the price up in the long run and cuts into
the profit margin of small business. With more and more seniors on the horizon it will
cost even more.
Now certain discounts are an advantage to society. Discounts to use community facilities
such as pools and exercise programs.
It comes down to what discounts and how much and verification the discount is being used.
Keep in mind I am a farmer, I am also a senior and yes I get pension as well. Having said
that i don't need a break on the price of pizza or bowling or the other stuff but some seniors
do benefit from health related programs. Perhaps if we had senior with affordable and
dependable transportation we would benefit. Right now they use handi dark and that is a lot
more expensive. If their income is low enough they do ride for free I understand.
It comes down to this, is the discount an investment or an expense? Therein lies the difference.