2016 Postmortem

Chan790

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111. Not in my experience.

Reply to hill2016 (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 10:53 PM

Mar 2016

I have a job...in fact I'm a small business owner and work two more for the love of the work. I support Sanders' platform even though it's going to take money out of my pocket.

Add to that, that I'm a "trust-fund kid" (one whose grandparents left him more money than you will likely make in a lifetime) and the cost to me of Sanders beating Clinton for the nomination and the GOP for the Presidency is likely 10x/year over what a Clinton, Trump or Cruz Presidency would cost me.

And yet...I still support Sanders because the America I want to live in, isn't a shithole where I need to be concerned about society's collapse under the weight of unsustainable inequality. I know a lot of millennials that feel the same way whether they'd be footing the bill or not.

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Millennials like socialism — until they get jobs [View all] hill2016 Mar 2016 OP

No. Bull shit. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #1

oh hill2016 Mar 2016 #2

Why are you posting this? RANGERMAN89 Mar 2016 #50

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #3

ageist Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #59

Jury results Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #72

Pathetic RANGERMAN89 Mar 2016 #64

Ok... I'll give them credit for clicktivism too. XRubicon Mar 2016 #66

That "clicktivism" erased a 50 point national lead!! RANGERMAN89 Mar 2016 #114

Cha Ching..........LOL Trust Buster Mar 2016 #4

Same thing with free stuff cosmicone Mar 2016 #5

oh man hill2016 Mar 2016 #7

They will pay $27 cosmicone Mar 2016 #12

So you're a Republican now? Armstead Mar 2016 #31

I love how you parrot the Republicans... Human101948 Mar 2016 #33

How "progressive" of you to say that. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #52

If this was said in a non-political season TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #77

Hahaha are you Paul Ryan? RANGERMAN89 Mar 2016 #46

I have two businesses and... Buddyblazon Mar 2016 #47

Big surprise RANGERMAN89 Mar 2016 #63

You sound like a Republican. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #125

"millennials aren’t sure if free markets are sufficient to drive income mobility" arcane1 Mar 2016 #6

Wow, you reveal much about your true values Fairgo Mar 2016 #8

Hillary supporters once again slamming universal healthcare as FREE STUFF & SOCIALISM. Sad..... think Mar 2016 #9

We are only a day or two away from them declaring climate change is a hoax n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #14

Yes indeed UglyGreed Mar 2016 #18

Well...yeah. Tide goes in, tide goes out. Ya can't explain that! JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #99

LOL UglyGreed Mar 2016 #120

Unfortunately based on threads like this it wouldn't surprise me... /nt think Mar 2016 #20

True. They're openly voicing Republican talking points vintx Mar 2016 #48

And then falsely accusing Bernie supporters of citing right-wing sources revbones Mar 2016 #81

+1 cheapdate Mar 2016 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #30

Indeed! Welcome to DU! think Mar 2016 #39

As an undergraduate student at a state university Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #87

Quoting the Cato Institute Mnpaul Mar 2016 #71

sounds like bull shit to me. elleng Mar 2016 #10

While I agree with what you say about millennials beeing hardworrking ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #70

Right, and the sub-'head' is misleading, imo: elleng Mar 2016 #74

Come on 1SBM angrychair Mar 2016 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #89

One good thing about CATO.. sendero Mar 2016 #119

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #11

Ridiculous! bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #13

I am pretty sure what it is, is that they don't want to be force to have two jobs... Kalidurga Mar 2016 #15

People who oppose Medicare for All, agree TPP is the gold standard, merrily Mar 2016 #26

But she's a super die-hard progressive, dash it all! Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #113

Bullshit. I am a millenial 17-29 yr old with a job and $0 college debt (nor ever had debt) JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #17

For everybody for our time. God forbid people who are doing fine should worry about merrily Mar 2016 #23

Typically disgusting and false assumption that people support Sanders only because they need money. merrily Mar 2016 #19

What we need is for the taxes we're already paying to go for programs and projects that brewens Mar 2016 #107

I agree. I was making a different point, though. merrily Mar 2016 #109

Is that Emily Ekins of the CATO Institute? angstlessk Mar 2016 #21

"Emily Ekins is a research fellow and director of polling at the Cato Institute." arcane1 Mar 2016 #24

Yep and it is even disclosed as such at the top of the article. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #25

Emily Ekins: "Libertarian Roots of the Tea Party" think Mar 2016 #38

LOL vintx Mar 2016 #60

Ooph! :-P NurseJackie Mar 2016 #22

Another great comment! Human101948 Mar 2016 #40

See boomers vs natl debt Newkularblue Mar 2016 #27

Complete and total bullshit. SheilaT Mar 2016 #28

Gee whiZ....Clinton criticize Sanders folks for posting right wing trash.... Armstead Mar 2016 #29

A right wing source, with right wing talking points, supporting a right wing perspective. arcane1 Mar 2016 #36

It's the Third Way! BillZBubb Mar 2016 #100

"Three rights make a left" I suppose arcane1 Mar 2016 #104

What kind of destructive junk is this OP? ladjf Mar 2016 #32

This is NOT a healthy post and I can't imagine why anyone would post a RW stereotype like this. blm Mar 2016 #34

Couldnt agree more. This is what the Bernie vs Hillary supporters war has brought us to. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #37

Some in both camps are relying on RW smears - this cr@p has to end. blm Mar 2016 #42

This is rightwing garbage. There is nothing free when the average American Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #35

Archie Bunker? Is that you? Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #41

People on the right perceive 'socialism' as an attack on their privilege. peace13 Mar 2016 #43

So how do you explain Gen X's tilt towards Sanders basselope Mar 2016 #44

Hey, that's right. I'm glad someone still remembers we exist. kcr Mar 2016 #103

I really like that you discuss policy Prism Mar 2016 #45

Doesn't want to lose the nanny, housekeeper, private schools because that's middle class neverforget Mar 2016 #76

I would think Clinton supporters would want the millennial vote after Sanders drops out. zappaman Mar 2016 #49

the latest meme grasswire Mar 2016 #51

Such right-wing bull$&#! RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #53

Here's another one you can link to and endorse Armstead Mar 2016 #54

Go ahead and and believe that ... surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #55

What the fuck has happened to this place? Yay, amnesty. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #56

Oh look, a bunch of conservative bullshit. Jester Messiah Mar 2016 #57

they were takers Enrique Mar 2016 #58

Jesus H. Christ. stranger81 Mar 2016 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author coyote Mar 2016 #62

Hillary supporters, take note. forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #65

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #67

Yes I do think true. I have seen similar articles. riversedge Mar 2016 #68

Please keep posting things like this . TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #69

Millennials can find jobs? astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #73

It's remarkable that Bernie fans insist that 19-year-olds white kids are the wisest people in the US DanTex Mar 2016 #75

Your assumption that 19 year olds don't work reeks of privilege. RedCappedBandit Mar 2016 #96

They do? frylock Mar 2016 #108

I'm a Hillary supporter, but this is Cato trash. Zynx Mar 2016 #78

so wrong lmbradford Mar 2016 #79

Those that have lived & worked CC Mar 2016 #80

Geez, that's a classic right wing attack. Can you sink any lower? BillZBubb Mar 2016 #82

I copyed and pasted this Gwhittey Mar 2016 #84

I'm shocked at how right wing DU has become. The OP is a prime example. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #98

Wow Bettie Mar 2016 #85

Come on hill2016 angrychair Mar 2016 #86

Holy Fuck! PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #88

How 'bout us old Bernie supporters who've worked all our lives? You know: Democrats? senz Mar 2016 #90

Sarcasm might be a fitting reply... cheapdate Mar 2016 #91

Spin FAIL! hobbit709 Mar 2016 #92

Spin FAIL! hobbit709 Mar 2016 #93

What job? ''Wealth Management'' at UBS? Octafish Mar 2016 #94

Lol. RedCappedBandit Mar 2016 #95

Right Wing Bullcrap thats not even relevant to what Sanders proposes DJ13 Mar 2016 #97

There's a whole 'rest of the world" out there you know? beedle Mar 2016 #101

My millenial kids have jobs... dchill Mar 2016 #102

Total bunk. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #105

I'm a Gen-Xer who makes good money and I support Bernie. But nice try with the right wing bullshit. phleshdef Mar 2016 #106

You're trotting out yet another right-wing douchebag "think" tank writer? Color me shocked... opiate69 Mar 2016 #110

Not in my experience. Chan790 Mar 2016 #111

47% of millenials? mwrguy Mar 2016 #112

Didn't I just read this on another thread of yours? Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #115

I thought about alerting this. But, I'm reccing it to piss off more Democrats against Clinton. w4rma Mar 2016 #116

Keep up the good work Fumesucker Mar 2016 #117

Seven words, two smears! Nice way to economize. My Good Babushka Mar 2016 #118

More millennial-bashing. disgusting. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #121

RICH PEOPLE HAVE ALL THE FUCKING MONEY killbotfactory Mar 2016 #122

As a socialist Millennial with a job, what a load of BS. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #123

stupid kids! You tell 'em! TheSarcastinator Mar 2016 #124

Junk filler. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #126

bullshit i'm millenial. I got a job. I still love socialism. I want single payer and free education. craigmatic Mar 2016 #127

I support him and I would be among those paying for his platform. gollygee Mar 2016 #128

A writer from Cato? um... NO Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #129

Hillarybots are now using Reason and Cato as legitimate sources? PoliticalPothead Mar 2016 #130