Senior discounts (55+) are quite popular in the USA, although I don't hear young people complaining.
That is not a discount for people without a steady source of income. That is potentially a deliberate attempt to skew the demographics of their user base towards younger users (although less of an issue that it would otherwise be, since Tinder without-premium-features remains free to use for 18 year olds, 40 year olds and 109 year olds).
Or maybe those over 28 are willing to pay more, and this is a move to maximize revenue.
This does happen to be the motivation that Tinder stated.
> Tinder is no different; during our testing we've learned, not surprisingly, that younger users are just as excited about Tinder Plus, but are more budget constrained and need a lower price to pull the trigger."