I'd love it if they kept it this way. I have 999 Max Repels thanks to the join avenue. And when there's that 50% discount on all shops I go crazy and spend a lot of money on their shops.
But I can easily regain all that money, I just use a pokémon with Amulet Coin, use a pass power (Prize Money
^) and I earn 37k from each sports player. If I'm luck to find a socialite or a gentleman then I earn 75k for that battle.
I haven't tried this in the league yet.
I hope they keep the easy money thing. The easy EXP thing as well. It saves us from a lot of grinding for exp and money.