Shiva_Rodriguez
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One of our Meetups in the Daytona Beach area had a meeting tonight, part of which involved coming up with some target groups who would be very interested in what Dr. Paul's ideas are.
Florida seems like such a tricky demographic because it is quite diverse from coast to coast.
So please feel free to add to this list.
1. Teachers and Parents. Florida is notorious for its poor educational system, and I have family in the teaching profession. I've never met a teacher who didn't spit at the words "No child left behind". To be frank, a common motto I've heard among the teaching circles is "If no child can get ahead, than no one can be left behind." The teachers get royally screwed here, and many of them who once loved their jobs now dread the now-routine policy changes that cater to federal guidelines. They'd salivate at the idea of getting rid of the Dept of Ed.
2. Minority population, particularly lower income neighborhoods. Boils down to the casualties of the drug war. I know it sounds horrible to say that, but we do have a lot of it in this state.
3. Retired Veterans. Our Meetup group leader tells us that he gets his best response when he talks to people coming out of the local VA hospital. Issues go to health care and ending the unnecessary war.
4. Other Retirees. Prescription drugs and medical care is a huge concern. Many of these folks are quite aware that Social Security doesn't go as far as it used to...so it tugs on heart strings when they think about what their grandchildren may have to deal with. (Just be sure to carefully explain that Dr. Paul has no intention of yanking their well-earned social security checks from the seniors right now!)
5. Tourist Industry Workers. Tourism is big here, and a failing economy is very crippling to places with large attractions like Central Florida and smaller resort vacation towns. These people may be interested in hearing about growing our economy back up again.
Any others?
Florida seems like such a tricky demographic because it is quite diverse from coast to coast.
So please feel free to add to this list.
1. Teachers and Parents. Florida is notorious for its poor educational system, and I have family in the teaching profession. I've never met a teacher who didn't spit at the words "No child left behind". To be frank, a common motto I've heard among the teaching circles is "If no child can get ahead, than no one can be left behind." The teachers get royally screwed here, and many of them who once loved their jobs now dread the now-routine policy changes that cater to federal guidelines. They'd salivate at the idea of getting rid of the Dept of Ed.
2. Minority population, particularly lower income neighborhoods. Boils down to the casualties of the drug war. I know it sounds horrible to say that, but we do have a lot of it in this state.
3. Retired Veterans. Our Meetup group leader tells us that he gets his best response when he talks to people coming out of the local VA hospital. Issues go to health care and ending the unnecessary war.
4. Other Retirees. Prescription drugs and medical care is a huge concern. Many of these folks are quite aware that Social Security doesn't go as far as it used to...so it tugs on heart strings when they think about what their grandchildren may have to deal with. (Just be sure to carefully explain that Dr. Paul has no intention of yanking their well-earned social security checks from the seniors right now!)
5. Tourist Industry Workers. Tourism is big here, and a failing economy is very crippling to places with large attractions like Central Florida and smaller resort vacation towns. These people may be interested in hearing about growing our economy back up again.
Any others?
