Millennial Politics Make No Sense

[longknife]

Millennial politics is simple, really. Young people support big government, unless it costs any more money. They're for smaller government, unless budget cuts scratch a program they've heard of. They'd like Washington to fix everything, just so long as it doesn't run anything.

Daily reading of the news leaves me not being surprised by the results of this poll. It's all so off-the-wall that it's difficult to believe. Yet, this is the up-and-coming political bloc in our country. Where will it lead us?

Read more @ Millennials' Political Views Don't Make Any Sense - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic

 

[nodoginnafight]

Millennial politics is simple, really. Young people support big government, unless it costs any more money. They're for smaller government, unless budget cuts scratch a program they've heard of. They'd like Washington to fix everything, just so long as it doesn't run anything.

Daily reading of the news leaves me not being surprised by the results of this poll. It's all so off-the-wall that it's difficult to believe. Yet, this is the up-and-coming political bloc in our country. Where will it lead us?

Read more @ Millennials' Political Views Don't Make Any Sense - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic

The mistake the author of this piece makes is assuming that labeling someone as a "millennial" means they should fit into some "millennial" cookie cutter.

I am very surprised that the Atlantic, a publication that I respect for intellectual observations, would public such a dull-witted piece.

 

[bendog]

Ignore the first two links, unless you're a glutton. I just linked them for support. But the third link's interesting, imo.

yeah, there's a social issue divide.

Younger members split with GOP on social issues | NOLA.com

But, the economy is barely limping along. And Obamacare may not play out well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/upshot/why-teenagers-may-be-getting-more-conservative.html

But its not so much a love for bigger govt or socialism. In fact, a rejection of the gop on social issues like immigration and gay marriage would logically point to a preference of LESS govt, or at least smaller and more efficient. But the problem for the gop is translating "lower taxes" to "increasing my wages" and "more jobs." It's not like the dems are doing great things on the economy, but the gop's problem may not be so much "messaging" as "message."

Sure, we could eliminate the corp tax, and that'd be good for jobs. We could maybe have tax credits for new biz. But, try convincing somebody that lowering the rate on a guy like Mitt Romney is actually going to create jobs or put upward pressure on wages. The dog won't hunt.

GOP Problems With Young Voters: A Messaging Problem, And A Policy Problem