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26. Young people are spot on in that regard as the government has fallen to much into the grip of the wealthy.

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Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:06 PM

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The same wealthy the majority of whom only care about themselves.

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Young Adults Say Our System Has Completely Failed [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

Old Adults like me say the same thing. gab13by13 Yesterday #1

Old adults like me stage left Yesterday #25

Ditto. And some of us have been saying this for quite some time. None of this started with Trump. KPN Yesterday #32

Vote more. Less than half of people under thirty vote. Get the pukes out should be job #1 Blues Heron Yesterday #2

There response would be angrychair Yesterday #18

That's not a valid excuse to me because what sort of dumbass would choose the GREATER of two evils? W_HAMILTON 23 hrs ago #36

Many are voting as often as they can and still feel this way. WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #37

The other half of the cohort needs to step up and give us a government that can work for the people. Blues Heron 22 hrs ago #42

That's why, once they have the trifecta again, Dems must: Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

Dems should do our thing and say it's conservative Captain Zero Yesterday #4

Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer don't seem like the guys to do this. Duncan Grant Yesterday #15

There's nothing wrong with pushing to elect fearless Democrats Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #23

+1 leftstreet 23 hrs ago #38

This drives a lot of what we have seen Renew Deal Yesterday #5

College is now more of a driver of being in debt Bettie Yesterday #14

Do you feel like their college was a waste of money then? MichMan 23 hrs ago #39

No, I don't think it was a waste of money Bettie 22 hrs ago #41

They should start working now if they want Medicare for All by the time they retire librechik Yesterday #6

Young people are not stupid. The Madcap Yesterday #7

They're mixed just like any other group BaronChocula 23 hrs ago #34

And they are correct. Now what are we going to DO about it? And HOW? RockRaven Yesterday #8

Yes GreatGazoo Yesterday #11

Great to see his work named here! mahina Yesterday #19

They're right. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #9

So of course they want to organize and fix it? GreatGazoo Yesterday #10

During Thanksgiving I was around some 27 year olds who blame both parties for their unhappiness. kimbutgar Yesterday #12

Duh. Any system where Donald Trump is elected president, twice, has failed. nt SunSeeker Yesterday #13

THIS orangecrush Yesterday #22

Girl, same. angrychair Yesterday #16

Smart kids. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #17

Did they vote? mcar Yesterday #20

No shit orangecrush Yesterday #21

Shore up Social Security with a focus Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #24

Young people are spot on in that regard as the government has fallen to much into the grip of the wealthy. cstanleytech Yesterday #26

And what did they say that they were going to do about it? ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #27

Our own *electorate* has completely failed. We have had ample opportunities LeftinOH Yesterday #28

So listening to Joe Rogan didnt fix things Johonny Yesterday #29

Hope they actually get out and vote tinrobot Yesterday #30

"only about half of all young adults say they will probably or definitely vote next year" betsuni Yesterday #31

No kidding, look at all those greedy dinosaurs in Congress! Owens Yesterday #33

But record numbers becoming billionaires moondust 23 hrs ago #35

It has certainly failed most of them Warpy 22 hrs ago #40

I was making $25,000 per year when I was 40.... mike_c 20 hrs ago #43

And yet they fail edhopper 19 hrs ago #44

Has the "on the right track" survey ever came back saying that we were? Wounded Bear 19 hrs ago #45

I would hate to be in my 20s at these times. It would all feel just so useless. Housing costs are so high beaglelover 19 hrs ago #46

Young people are sick of capitalism. BlueTsunami2018 18 hrs ago #47