The Republican candidates miss the Democrats’ abuse of 35-and-unders’ gullibility. Recall that Obama pandered almost exclusively to that segment of voters, winning with unmet promises of “Hope and Change,” iterating same with “Forward” for his second term.
Candidate Clinton proposed a $300 billion education plan, directed primarily at indebted college student/grads. Candidate Sanders rails about income inequality and redistribution of wealth. Neither says how they will finance those concepts. Both Clinton, Sanders elide that in order to further political ambition.
Clinton will probably reiterate her “What does it matter?” response, Sanders’ response will likely be to take money from those evil wealthy people that currently pay over 80 percent of taxes.
How many 35-and-unders know a Republican balanced the budget by making the federal government more efficient and smaller in the 1930s? Are they aware a Republican set in motion programs that brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
Do 35-and-unders realize a Democrat continued those recovery programs, expanding government and deficits more than any time in history? Do they realize a Democrat’s programs of the 1960s supplanted pre-Civil War slavery with dependence on government dole? Do they realize current fiscal irresponsibility has ballooned the national deficit?
Will voters do a better job vetting candidates this time around, or will they be voters Jonathan Gruber of M.I.T. refers to as stupid?
Peter L. Williamson
Vancouver
