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When I was younger, this was the case on the TTC, and it still pisses me off to this day.
I was a university student, I barely had any money at all. There were more than a few days where it was "do I take the bus this week, or do I buy some extra groceries?" and a full-price Metropass was out of the question. Older people, who owned their homes, had jobs and incomes, and, in many cases, cars, could get a discount. And this was in the 1990s, when old people, as a cohort, had less money than they do today.
Now, I'd rather see lower fares for everyone and congestion pricing for cars, but if I can have that, scrap the seniors discounts before scrapping ones for young people.