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pinkstarburst

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33. I am divided on that

Sun Dec 17, 2023, 04:58 PM

Dec 2023

At the moment, I think we have higher priority battles to fight than legalizing weed. I just don't feel that would play amazingly well to me as a voter (I'm not young, but as a young person... meh.) There are so many IMPORTANT issues that we need really big huge change on. Cost of housing. Cost of childcare. Abortion access and the fact that women cannot get safe medical care anymore in half the country. Cost of healthcare. Cost of food. Student loan debt.

If Biden does nothing about those, but makes pot legal... I dunno. To me that's kind of like, you can't afford to buy a house, and women aren't safe in half the country, but here's some pot as a consolation prize? I guess I would like to see him take aim for big ticket items like housing and healthcare and even more to tackle college and student loan debt costs. What he did with drug prices and Medicare was SO SO good. That is the sort of thing we need because it impacts lots of people across the board. We need a big win like that for young people.

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Biden Forgave Billions in Student Debt. Poll Shows It's Not Enough For Gen Z [View all] brooklynite Dec 2023 OP

another "Biden is trailing" screed...OMG! agingdem Dec 2023 #1

What you're saying is: it's impossible to do accurate polling... brooklynite Dec 2023 #5

Bloomberg was a Democrat agingdem Dec 2023 #7

Bloomberg is a Democrat TODAY brooklynite Dec 2023 #8

WRONG! edisdead Dec 2023 #11

But what will he be tomorrow SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #14

Supported Clinton in 2016... brooklynite Dec 2023 #15

So what? SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #17

Like saying a guy is "your boyfriend today" but he dated your worst enemy last week ZonkerHarris Dec 2023 #25

Absolutely no evidence that he'll "go back" at any moment brooklynite Dec 2023 #30

I doubt Bloomberg has much to do with the day to day in any of his newsrooms. shrike3 Dec 2023 #12

He doesn't. JohnSJ Dec 2023 #31

I would hope not. shrike3 Dec 2023 #37

You do realize that morning consult is a B- poll standingtall Dec 2023 #57

The tell is the Op was nowhere to be found in the post about positive polling for Biden last week. BannonsLiver Dec 2023 #20

nobody reads the small print... agingdem Dec 2023 #22

Probably because there hasn't been many positive polls. MyNameIsJonas Dec 2023 #34

Yes, I know you are very worked up about all of that. BannonsLiver Dec 2023 #45

Realclearpolitics is notoriously republican leaning standingtall Dec 2023 #53

Unfortunately many on the far left SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #2

The kids are not going to like the alternative. MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #3

They're not gonna like anyone Glitterx Dec 2023 #44

Exactly. nt oasis Dec 2023 #46

Chasing polls. How much debt relief would these folks expect under a rethug administration? captain queeg Dec 2023 #4

Nancy Cook, Jennah Haque, Gregory Korte, Denise Lu, Elena Meja - Didn't see any Biden positive stories by them. LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #6

But they'll LOVE what Trump does for them! LOL Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #9

Stupidity is independent of age I guess. triron Dec 2023 #10

Yet another thread to trash. ananda Dec 2023 #13

"less likely to have heard about the debt cancellation than older voters" JHB Dec 2023 #16

Yes, they need to be informed beyond the instant Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #28

Seemingly the even bigger issue is that most didn't get it TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #40

They don't have 20-25 years of loan payment history. WarGamer Dec 2023 #18

yes, little of the student loan debt relief has went to Gen Z, as most (& many Millennials) simply do not qualify atm Celerity Dec 2023 #32

They want ALL their debt cancelled, not just $10k of it. MichMan Dec 2023 #19

Who are they to be making demands? Polybius Dec 2023 #21

An electorate that was promised it on the campaign trail in 2019. meadowlander Dec 2023 #61

In other words, they want someone else to pay for their education calguy Dec 2023 #26

Education should not be just for the rich and should not bankrupt a person. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #29

I agree with that calguy Dec 2023 #42

Should it always be free? brooklynite Dec 2023 #48

Private schools at any level are an option for those who choose to pay for them. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #59

State supported colleges are nothing like public K-12 schools MichMan Dec 2023 #60

Should students be free to attend the elementary school of their dreams? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #63

I see RWers shoot this angle: Celerity Dec 2023 #35

They didn't get the 10k either, that was throttled in the crib TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #41

I think what this reflects pinkstarburst Dec 2023 #23

Legalizing cannabis would also help Calculating Dec 2023 #24

Given that half the states have already made recreational legal, it may not make a huge difference. MichMan Dec 2023 #27

Half is pretty significant and the other half has TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #39

It fixes a ton of issues with the system Calculating Dec 2023 #50

I don't disagree with any of that MichMan Dec 2023 #52

I am divided on that pinkstarburst Dec 2023 #33

The administration can change the schedule for marijuana TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #38

It's because it's low hanging fruit Calculating Dec 2023 #49

I haven't seen any of the proposed student loan cancellation programs indicate how it would be paid for by any revenue MichMan Dec 2023 #36

Biden solved student debt permanently Johnny2X2X Dec 2023 #43

So, no need to pursue debt forgiveness any more? MichMan Dec 2023 #47

Can't hurt. Johnny2X2X Dec 2023 #51

Yep, another "bad poll" lees1975 Dec 2023 #54

Those damn pesky kids. Autumn Dec 2023 #55

Oh NO! ALL IS LOST! Bettie Dec 2023 #56

What have you done for me lately madville Dec 2023 #58

What percentage of Gen Z is burdened by student debt? Kaleva Dec 2023 #62

WTF NowISeetheLight Dec 2023 #64