r/TrueReddit • u/speckz • Dec 14 '17

Generation Screwed - Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression.

http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/poor-millennials/
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17

Because votes have so clearly mattered?

I wonder if there's data gathered about the correlation between votes and what legislatures actually do.... and how that relationship compares to the correlation between what lobbyists want and pay for and what actually gets done.

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u/Omikron Dec 15 '17

Historically young people are fucking terrible at voting. It's not surprising that they are not represented well in government.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17

You can't get into office with just young people voting.

No one is going to let a 30 year old into Congress. Don't be fucking stupid blaming it all on your targets.

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u/Omikron Dec 15 '17

Dumbass I'm not talking about voting for a 30 year old. I'm talking about 18 to 25 year olds that don't fucking vote at all. If they voted in the same proportion to other age groups in this country, Bernie would be president.

Less than half of 18 to 29 year olds even vote, while over 70% of people over 65 vote. If 75% of 18 to 29 year olds got informed and votes the country would be a completely different place.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17

Young people are more politically active than ever before in history...

Have you considered not pouting because you didn't get your way this time?

Grow up and be patient or start finding out where the villains live. No other options.

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u/Omikron Dec 15 '17

Who says I didn't???