The Bush War On Young Americans

[G_j]

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/01/14/generational_warfare/

Generational warfare

By Ben Hubbard | January 14, 2005

IF THERE'S one voice conspicuously absent in the debate over replacing Social Security with private investment accounts, it is young people -- the ones with the most to lose.

Young people don't typically share a strong interest in issues like Social Security -- issues best discussed with two aspirin and a glass of water -- but the absence of young voices is peculiar. Listen to any argument for privatization and one thing is clear -- it's all in the name of young Americans.

In a recently leaked White House memorandum, a top aide to Karl Rove, Peter Wehner, outlined the president's initial plan to privatize Social Security. The memo ends with a warning to his conservative colleagues: It is their "responsibility" and "duty" to ensure that they "do not create an inter-generational conflict." Retaining strong ties between the generations, Wehner writes, is "a deeply conservative belief."

But, in fact, this administration's record reflects a deep disregard for the interests of young Americans.

Recently, new federal rules eliminated Pell Grants for nearly 90,000 students nationwide and cut financial aid for an additional 1.2 million students. This even as family incomes keep falling and school tuitions keep rising.

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[starmaker]

1. pell grants on npr today

bush said he wanted to raise amt per year like he did in 2ooo
doubletalking bush*t

[indepat]

2. The American people will just be getting precisely what they asked for

with a little sporting lagnaippe thrown in for good measure.

[madrchsod]

3. i was wondering if they were going to

figure out the generation warfare issue but it looks like they solved that problem. today they launched a new offensive by blaming the democrats for not protecting ss in the future....yes i heard this on rush today. it`s todays democrats against the younger generation who will retire after all us bad baby boomer's broke the system.
my main concern is whether their is anyone in the leadership of the democrats that can frame the democratic response to this attack and more importantly how.

[coloradodem2005]

4. He seems to be taking it to them on many fronts.

n/t

[G_j]

7. kick

[diamond14]

5. only 12% of potential draftees got up off their asses to VOTE....

bush* and his minions KNOW that....if no draft-age people show up at the inauguration, they KNOW that the DRAFT will be easy....

this whole generation just doesn't have the backbone to mount any major protests....they are the passive 'thumb-generation', which is EXACTLY what bush* wants...they'll make great cannon-fodder...

This is what it takes to STOP BUSH WARS




Kent State University's Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) building

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. It will take the draft, to wake them up

truly

That is why this has gotten to the point of going, bring it on george, they need the wake up call... in Fallujah