One of the most vocal groups in favor of ObamaCare is the young voter bloc. It’s shocking because this bill hurts this group the most. Young people are already contributing to two programs that are going bankrupt and whose benefits they’ll never see. Thanks to ObamaCare young workers are forced to get health care by law or be fined, all in the name of subsidizing free health care for elderly Americans. Oh, by the way, if you’re a young person who already has health care your premium is going to go up at least 17%. Need I mention the fact that some major corporations estimate that the bill will raise their operating costs substantially? Even Steamboat Ski Resort is uneasy about the fines they’ll have to pay on behalf of its seasonal workers. I wonder who will end up paying for these extra costs? How about the uninformed youth of America!
Or, to put it in simpler terms, they’re getting f***ed by the same people who pushed the “F*** the Vote” campaign and the Democrats. Had the younger voters taken the time to learn something about risk pools, insurance, and the experience of Massachusetts and Maine using the same kind of mandates, they’d have told Rock the Vote to f*** off. They still have the opportunity to deliver that message to Democrats in November.
Shouldn’t young educated Americans know this issue better than anyone? That’s a rhetorical question because I already know the answer. Of course they don’t understand. Outside of the business college at the local university the higher education centers don’t teach things like balanced budgets. Instead, we get such practical programs as Queer Studies, Gender Studies and other pseudo-academic pursuits in the name of pursuing faux social justice instead of excellence. A recently graduated student may well understand the principles of smart growth, thinking green, and the concept of “fair share.” However, none of those things matter if everyone is going bankrupt.
The Young and the Uninformed
That’s the most puzzling thing. In 2000 the United States was headed toward bankruptcy. In 2002 we added the Department of Homeland Security. Shortly after that we added the colossal prescription drug bill. In 2009, TARP added a trillion more to our national debt. In 2010, we’re going bankrupt at an even faster pace and now Obama has passed another entitlement we can’t afford. The question I have for young voters is this: do you want to live in a banana republic in your lifetime?
So many young adults are liberal because the name alone has appeal…much like the patriot act sounded cool even though it was not patriotic at all. Liberal, as in liberty right? Wrong, because the liberal vote is a vote for a bigger government that will take your liberty away. The fact is people don’t care enough to educate themselves because we are in an alarming rate of decline on all fronts..socially, politically, self-improvement, respect, chivalry, etc. Brad pitts current dating situation is more important than the health care bill being passed and that makes me naseous. We need a banana republic, IMO, because i fear a bloody revolution is the only way to make people pay attention and care again
Mr. Ric Flair:
You know who I fear? “Educated” people who believe a bloody revolution would improve things.
An educated person would also know that people tend to misperceive societal decline between generations and view the past in a much more positive light than it really was.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-brain-us/201001/play-nice-the-2000s
There is one thing that has declined over the years though……Pro Wrestling!