With the U.S. Midterm Elections coming up, it’s time again to rally your friends and family to fulfill their civic duty at the voting booths on November 4th. Considering the possibility that the Senate will flip parties, this will be a particularly important election to vote in.Coincidentally, I’ve been working with the UT Energy Poll on their latest poll for the past month, and I’ve had the chance to preview the issues that Americans think are important in this upcoming election. This nationally representative poll asks Americans the question, “Where is it most important for the U.S. government to spend your tax dollars?,” and they’re given 8 options:EducationEnergyEnvironmentHealth careInfrastructure development/maintenanceJob creationMilitary and defenseSocial SecurityWe then break the answers down by various categories such as gender, political affiliation, level of education, etc. to see where Americans differ — and agree — in opinion. One of the most striking disparities in opinion revealed itself when we looked at the responses by age:The divide in priorities between young and old Americans couldn’t be clearer: Older Americans overwhelmingly want their tax dollars spent on Social Security, military, and defense, whereas younger millennials prefer to see their tax dollars invested in job creation and education.This data adds to the pile of data demonstrating the growing divide between millennials and older generations. It seems that the millennial vs. older generation conflict reaches far beyond the working your way through college debate: millennials are tired of war-mongering in foreign countries and want to see those tax dollars invested at home instead, whereas their parents and grandparents are content to maintain the status quo as long as their own retirement is taken care of.With the tendency for 65+ year olds to turn out to vote far more than younger Americans, this divide could spell serious trouble for millennials who are struggling to find a job and pay off their college debt. Add in the fact that nearly half of the Senate falls into the 65+ age category and it’s really no wonder that millennials feel vastly underrepresented in politics.Want to change the status quo? Get out to vote on November 4th.
Laughed at education.
Quote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 01:44:49 PMLaughed at education.Cant tell if serious.
Do they understand that if they want a job, they can join the military? Advocating for a much smaller military while demanding job creations is redundant as their ideas are eliminating military careers. It's like wanting entitlements but not wanting to pay taxes
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Quote from: SexyPiranha on October 29, 2014, 03:07:39 PMhttps://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/I'd be happy for my tax dollars to go to work in Iraq, Afghanistan and against ISIS.
Quote from: Kinder on October 29, 2014, 03:03:08 PMDo they understand that if they want a job, they can join the military? Advocating for a much smaller military while demanding job creations is redundant as their ideas are eliminating military careers. It's like wanting entitlements but not wanting to pay taxesI think they favour the creation of enough jobs which are - in the first instance - productive which military jobs, to an extent, simply aren't and, in the second instance, numerous enough to offset military job losses. The idea is to have programmes focused around training and market-supporting structures to create a healthy labour force, not having a job for the sheer sake of it.
Military careers are rather productive. People go in at least for 4 years in order to come out with a specialization that can transfer over to the civilian world. Being an air traffic controller in the military will put a person at having a better chance of being a controller for a private airport and make a decent salary. Also military in general is good experience for civilian careers in emergency services
Quote from: IcyWind on October 29, 2014, 01:50:45 PMQuote from: DustinTimeForBed on October 29, 2014, 01:44:49 PMLaughed at education.Cant tell if serious.I laughed because the old people wanted social security but didn't give a fuck about education and the young people wanted education but didn't give a fuck about social security.
The age divide in where Americans think tax dollars should be spent
