Sunday, October 11, 2009

W's legacy (continued)

The Lost Generation
The continuing job crisis is hitting young people especially hard—damaging both their future and the economy
Bright, eager—and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to young people who can't grab onto the first rung of the career ladder.
...
In the U.S., the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds has climbed to more than 18%, from 13% a year ago.

[BusinessWeek, Cover Story, 9 Oct 2009]
Republican economic policy:
Cut taxes - particularly income taxes for the extreme upper brackets & corporations.

De-regulate the financial sector.

Cut domestic spending (BUT: fund never-ending wars).
It's not too hard to argue that these Republican policies - pursued with gusto under W - are directly to blame for the current mess.
(Note: I make no claim that such arguments are valid - only that they're really easy to make!)

I've got a suggestion for a demographic DNC might want to target: 18-to-24-year olds!!!

Again: run on W's record!!!
(... and it wouldn't hurt to ridicule Republican economic policies along the way.)

2 comments:

  1. Here's another suggestion: Why would you vote for anyone that doesn't want you to work and make a living?

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  2. Plus the poor fuckers are in debt up to their lower lips for the privilege of being 'certified' at something the terms of which will be 50% different in 4 years...

    Mostly, they don't leave school with anything BUT a skill-set, mebbe lacking the capacity to MAKE new tools for exigent conditions. Tied to solutions the problems for which are obsolete?

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