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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
Loblaws started the student discount, then Metro hopped on board.
I think their goal is to attract student shoppers with the discount. As a private business it's their choice if they want to give discounts to someone; it's not like taxpayers are footing the bill.
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Except for the fact HST collected on these transactions is lower - 10% less on taxable items, to be precise (though not all grocery items are taxed). We the Ontario taxpayers are paying for the shortfall.
As a taxpayer I don't mind helping out students who genuinely need help but I have always been bothered by students coming from very wealthy families with endless money who get special discounts they don't need while large numbers of people in the community (particularly in Kingston) are struggling to make ends meet. Students coming from families with household incomes of $250,000 or more and getting full parental support getting a discount at the grocery checkout while people on fixed incomes who are one paycheque away from going to the food bank having the pay full price does bother me.
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