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I'm sure you realize that forced retirement is due to employers' policies and not the employees'. Don't you?
And, that forced retirement makes for a much higher dependency
than any generation before them, in the coming times. Even though
folks forget that boomers were the tax payers for the last 4 decades, making
it easier for everyone else.
So...with the panic of that,
and the joblessness, unsure future for Gen Y,
boomers and millennials actually
have something in common;
BOTH being in situations beyond their control
They should be united together to get America back on track, not passing blame back and forth
Our generation still doesn't have a majority vote on most issues. The Boomers hold all positions of power (we can't appoint Millenial representatives), control the media (which influences all elections), and have the financial means to promote their agenda/platform.
The voting power is clearly in the hands of the Boomers.
Anybody track the NATO protest this past weekend? I'm sure many of you are on hear complaining about the wars and the economy but will be the FIRST to throw stones at the protesters the weekend. I'm not saying this is the position of all Boomers, but how do you expect things to change when your doing nothing to make your voice heard??
So when your generation has the voting power, what kind of candidates are you going to be electing?
What are the traits, positions and values of a good political Representative or President that will suit the ideals and needs of Millennials?
Our generation still doesn't have a majority vote on most issues. The Boomers hold all positions of power (we can't appoint Millenial representatives), control the media (which influences all elections), and have the financial means to promote their agenda/platform.
The voting power is clearly in the hands of the Boomers.
Anybody track the NATO protest this past weekend? I'm sure many of you are on hear complaining about the wars and the economy but will be the FIRST to throw stones at the protesters the weekend. I'm not saying this is the position of all Boomers, but how do you expect things to change when your doing nothing to make your voice heard??
"Tracking the NATO protest" is going to help change,...."WHAT?" From my perspective, all I saw was various groups protesting EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN, from immigration, global warming, war, business, nursing, gays,....and a contingent of black-clad anarchists who were trying to provoke a confrontation with civil authorities.
The protesters don't know what they want,...they are just disgruntled people who think the world should be a path to their door because they march in the streets. When protesters takes the time to formulate a message, focuses on the perceived problems, and offers a viable solution,...then people might take them seriously.
OWS had a golden opportunity last year but ended up making themselves appear spoiled, disjointed, and juvenile. OWS list of demands was stupid, although the basic concept could have been something that many average Americans could have supported.
So when your generation has the voting power, what kind of candidates are you going to be electing?
What are the traits, positions and values of a good political Representative or President that will suit the ideals and needs of Millennials?
I can't speak for everyone, but here's a list I'd say is pretty accurate talking to others in my social circle.
- A strong will to invest in OUR country and to pull out of nation building in other countries.
- An end to the Military Industrial Complex and massive cuts to defence
- Universal healthcare or some form of it
- Reduction in education cost
- Some form of legislation to address student loan debt (it has not surpassed credit card debt)
- A push (NOT through legislation) to reduce the size of corporations and investment in small business
- Social equality under the law (marriage equality, racial equality)
- Killing the Patriot Act
- Killing NDAA
- Legalization of Marijuana
- Reducing the number of incarcerated Americans by sending those convicted of possession crimes to rehab rather than jail
- Funding alternative fuel research
- Cutting our dependence on oil
- Funding construction projects to improve our countries infastructure (high speed rail connecting regions)
- Funding public transportation projects
Those are a few policies I feel that most Millenials would be for. Again, I can't speak for an entire generation, but I'd say as a majority, those policy positions would be universally agreed upon.
"Tracking the NATO protest" is going to help change,...."WHAT?" From my perspective, all I saw was various groups protesting EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN, from immigration, global warming, war, business, nursing, gays,....and a contingent of black-clad anarchists who were trying to provoke a confrontation with civil authorities.
The protesters don't know what they want,...they are just disgruntled people who think the world should be a path to their door because they march in the streets. When protesters takes the time to formulate a message, focuses on the perceived problems, and offers a viable solution,...then people might take them seriously.
OWS had a golden opportunity last year but ended up making themselves appear spoiled, disjointed, and juvenile. OWS list of demands was stupid, although the basic concept could have been something that many average Americans could have supported.
Clearly the protesters DO know what they want. There are just many different groups of protesters united under one protest.
So when your generation has the voting power, what kind of candidates are you going to be electing?
What are the traits, positions and values of a good political Representative or President that will suit the ideals and needs of Millennials?
I'm not sure the millenials have any 'ideals'. I don't see the sort of unity of purpose. Just complaints and whining but with no constructive objectives to go along with it.
I can't speak for everyone, but here's a list I'd say is pretty accurate talking to others in my social circle.
- A strong will to invest in OUR country and to pull out of nation building in other countries.
- An end to the Military Industrial Complex and massive cuts to defence
- Universal healthcare or some form of it
- Reduction in education cost
- Some form of legislation to address student loan debt (it has not surpassed credit card debt)
- A push (NOT through legislation) to reduce the size of corporations and investment in small business
- Social equality under the law (marriage equality, racial equality)
- Killing the Patriot Act
- Killing NDAA
- Legalization of Marijuana
- Reducing the number of incarcerated Americans by sending those convicted of possession crimes to rehab rather than jail
- Funding alternative fuel research
- Cutting our dependence on oil
- Funding construction projects to improve our countries infastructure (high speed rail connecting regions)
- Funding public transportation projects
Those are a few policies I feel that most Millenials would be for. Again, I can't speak for an entire generation, but I'd say as a majority, those policy positions would be universally agreed upon.
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Originally Posted by Jaggy001
I'm not sure the millenials have any 'ideals'. I don't see the sort of unity of purpose. Just complaints and whining but with no constructive objectives to go along with it.
Clearly the protesters DO know what they want. There are just many different groups of protesters united under one protest.
There's power in numbers.
This was a non-event except for the coverage of the confrontations between police and protesters. Please find indepth coverage ANYWHERE regarding protester demands. Minimal at best.
Even the OWS "streaming BS" covered little of the message, but most of the confrontations. Hell,...there was one thread on C-D totally devoted to a one-line synopsis of all the protesters' activities, ....INCLUDING the DEATH of a protester that didn't happen.
- The reduction of poverty in this country
- Improvement of our inner cities and rural areas plagued by poverty
- The reduction of government employees
- Seeking real solutions to end the drug war and to reduce addiction
- Increased financial sector regulation
- Outlawing commercial banks from risky investments
- Increasing taxes on the wealthy
I can't speak for everyone, but here's a list I'd say is pretty accurate talking to others in my social circle.
- A strong will to invest in OUR country and to pull out of nation building in other countries.
- An end to the Military Industrial Complex and massive cuts to defence
- Universal healthcare or some form of it
- Reduction in education cost
- Some form of legislation to address student loan debt (it has not surpassed credit card debt)
- A push (NOT through legislation) to reduce the size of corporations and investment in small business
- Social equality under the law (marriage equality, racial equality)
- Killing the Patriot Act
- Killing NDAA
- Legalization of Marijuana
- Reducing the number of incarcerated Americans by sending those convicted of possession crimes to rehab rather than jail
- Funding alternative fuel research
- Cutting our dependence on oil
- Funding construction projects to improve our countries infastructure (high speed rail connecting regions)
- Funding public transportation projects
Those are a few policies I feel that most Millenials would be for. Again, I can't speak for an entire generation, but I'd say as a majority, those policy positions would be universally agreed upon.
In other words you're going to elect DEMOCRATS.
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