63% of Americans under 30 agree with "spreading the wealth"

[lodge939]

Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters under 30 agree with Obama’s statement while 33% disagree. A plurality of those over 30 take the opposite view.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/democrats_favor_spreading_wealth_around_gop_disagrees

Game over. Once the greatest generation dies off America is gonna become France.

 

[mport1]

Not surprising although I thought it would be higher.

Most people think stealing is wrong, but it somehow becomes alright when government does it for your. What hypocrisy.

 

[mconder]

The result from decades of allowing Marxist change agents to run our public schooling.

 

[yongrel]

Well, shit.

 

[Brassmouth]

As someone in that denomination, I have to say that this is the result of disinformation not misinformation, for the most part. These people are easily convertible, at least to the general concept of liberty. As college kids who have no money and probably never thought for more than 5 minutes about politics, of course they're gonna say "yeah! spread the wealth around!" Not to mention some of them probably said it because they heard Obama say it, and Obama is the"cool politician."

 

[klamath]

All we can hope for is they grow up and have to start paying taxes to spread the wealth.

 

[Pericles]

"When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again."

Edith Hamilton

 

[ItsTime]

33% dont agree. That number is higher than I would have thought! The only reason it is popular is because OBAMA said it. Now if Bush said "spread the wealth around" then 10% would agree with it. We are living in a pepsi generation where the newest fad, aka Obama nation, can do no wrong. Just like "New Kids on the Block" or "Vanilla Ice" the Obama sheep will feel stupid for supporting such an asinine idea.

 

[smithtg]

As someone in that denomination, I have to say that this is the result of disinformation not misinformation, for the most part. These people are easily convertible, at least to the general concept of liberty. As college kids who have no money and probably never thought for more than 5 minutes about politics, of course they're gonna say "yeah! spread the wealth around!" Not to mention some of them probably said it because they heard Obama say it, and Obama is the"cool politician."

Well put. Im a ripe 34 yrs old, but moving away from 'needing' anything related to the government drives me. Most of these 'kids' will never maintain crap for a career, so they want all the handouts

 

[acptulsa]

Put it in context, too. During their lifetimes, the top five percent have amassed a huge percentage of the wealth that was held by the middle class thirty years ago. Under such circumstances, anyone would feel that way.

Rip off the thieves? Sure, why not?

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.” - Winston Churchill

 

[canadian4ronpaul]

this isn't "game over" it just means there is still 63% of young americans who are ignorant to the message of freedom. we just have to keep spreading the word.

 

[Truth Warrior]

"Government schooling" ( AKA "brainwashing" ) has taken it's sorry toll.

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[Ozwest]

this isn't "game over" it just means there is still 63% of young americans who are ignorant to the message of freedom. we just have to keep spreading the word.

If "freedom" is bailing out greedy porsche drivers, why be surprised?

Where is the message of freedom?

 

[Ozwest]

The suffering hasn't started.

 

[Ozwest]

Gotta do better than that if you are going to make your case.

 

[danberkeley]

Put it in context, too. During their lifetimes, the top five percent have amassed a huge percentage of the wealth that was held by the middle class thirty years ago. Under such circumstances, anyone would feel that way.

Rip off the thieves? Sure, why not?

It is not as simple as taking money from the rich to give to the ppor. But it will make the poor/young dependant on welfare. And we all know the problems with welfare.

 

[Ozwest]

It is not as simple as taking money from the rich to give to the ppor. But it will make the poor/young dependant on welfare. And we all know the problems with welfare.

This is true,

But Wall Street (as Enron) deserves a kick in the guts.

Not a tax payer bail-out.

 

[yokna7]

"If your conservative when your young you have no heart, If your old and your liberal you have no brains." Or something like that, right?

 

[Truth Warrior]

"If your conservative when your young you have no heart, If your old and your liberal you have no brains." Or something like that, right?

And if you don't quickly become libertarian ( small "l" ) you just haven't done your homework.<IMHO>