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Of course private companies can do whatever to attract customers but what of reduced transit fares, museum tickets, library programs, college classes and most important state level TAX FREE social security income.

A History Lesson on the Senior Discount:

Senior discounts originated as both a social and economic strategy. During the Great Depression, seniors were disproportionately poor, prompting the 1935 Social Security Act to provide federal assistance. This established a precedent for viewing seniors as a group needing financial support.

In the 1960s and 1970s, public agencies and businesses began offering discounts to seniors, partly as a social responsibility during the "Great Society" era and partly as a marketing tool to attract older consumers. New York City launched one of the first organized discount programs in 1971. By the 1980s, with a growing senior population, businesses recognized seniors as an affluent and active demographic, using discounts to foster brand loyalty and attract this expanding market.

Today, senior discounts persist due to their effectiveness in appealing to older consumers and their fixed incomes, though debates continue about their relevance given changing economic conditions.

Senior discounts, particularly in the form of tax exemptions or subsidies, can lead to significant lost government revenue. For example, state income tax subsidies for seniors in the U. S. reduce state tax collections by approximately 9%, amounting to $48 billion annually. These subsidies often include exemptions for Social Security income and retirement benefits, even for wealthy seniors, further straining state budgets.

Such revenue losses limit governments' ability to fund essential services like infrastructure, education, and poverty reduction programs. Additionally, these subsidies often shift the tax burden onto younger taxpayers, raising concerns about fairness and generational equity.

Your highest level of education?

My daughter (16) is in the process of deciding what path to take post high school. Like all high schoolers she has grand desires of what her future will be. Though, honestly, I don't see the value of higher education at the university level.

When a student enters 9th grade, he or she sits down with a guidance counselor. They go over the student's grades, reading level, math scores, and interests. The counselor suggests college track or vocational track. If the student choose college prep, he or she has two years to show her or she can handle it. If grades are below a 2.5 GPA, they are put on vocational track.

Vocational track would teach a skill applicable to 21st century jobs, and schools would try to find apprenticeships for seniors. Now that may be limited in rural settings.

Right now IMHO, schools tend to put all students on a college prep track for at least the first two years of high school before the student is given a chance to take vocational education, and by that time, the student may have fallen behind and has to re-take classes.

The suggestion below would apply to some / most non-violent crimes,

Ankle monitor / halfway house, REAL EFFECTIVE STAFFED parole supervision, community service and monetary fines?

Perhaps mandatory labor in which they learn a trade (s) and must demonstrate apprentice, journeyman or mastery level to gain release?

Maybe mandatory education classes, counseling, emotional regulation techniques, psychological reconditioning, etc.

A national service program for non-violent offenders maybe running internships in their area if expertise on home release? Maybe an international program where they provide service and in steps work their way back home?

Just an aside. There are three things that should never be run for profit, prisons are one of them. Healthcare and education are the other two.