Try the political quiz
@ISIDEWITHQuestions1yr ago

How might eliminating the wealth gap influence the way younger generations dream about their future?

+
Expand
+ Settings

Engaged Voters

These active users have achieved a basic understanding of terms and definitions related to the topic of

@9VK759Q
#1 Engaged Voter
Test Your Knowledge

7 Replies

 @9LBR66Danswered…1yr1Y

future generations are going to have to learn how to dream realistically because the wealth gap has quite literally eliminated the american dream of a house and a family with a picket fence and all that, everyone eventually is gonna be living paycheck to paycheck while the rich keep on getting richer

 @9LDDGGC from New York  disagreed…1yr1Y

You work for what you get in this country. Nothing comes without hard work. It may be harder for some but it is never impossible.

 @9LD3M9Z from Texas  agreed…1yr1Y

The economy at this point in time seems to put extra amounts of stress on the youth to need to be financial stable at such a young age or to have so much experience to even get a job that pays well enough to be satisfied with ones self.

 @9LBQ3PTIndependent  from Pennsylvania  answered…1yr1Y

Eliminating the wage gap may lead to younger generations feeling less separated from older generations due to differences in income.

 @9LBSMFJ from Texas  agreed…1yr1Y

the way older generations were able to buy houses in their early years versus how the younger generation today cannot even think that buying a house is possible. the younger generation may feel less successful than the older generation when they were the same age.

 @9LBR5XLIndependent from Washington  answered…1yr1Y

I admit Germany has a financially feasible social system in place that isn’t over-taxing the people. There are many places the government can take over your life and there’s a lot of red tape on simple matters but I have witnessed firsthand that it is very suitable for the German citizens. The key is Americans have a different culture and we value freedom and individual choice more than supposed security that has strings attached.

 @9LBQZ3L from Arizona  answered…1yr1Y

Younger generations may feel more open with dreaming bigger for their future, without worrying how much something may cost. Or how they'll afford even getting to that point.

Demographics

Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion

Loading data...

More conversations

Join in on more popular conversations.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…12mos12MO

“Throw out everything you thought you knew about this election.”

By Chuck Todd, NBC News:We are getting awfully close to the moment when it might be fair to say, “Throw out everything you thought you knew about this election.”We are now going from a presidential campaign that left the public disinterested and at times disgusted it to a campaign that I could see generating an electorate that might be as interested, if not more so, as in 2008 and 2020, two of the highest-turnout elections in the last 50 years.If the Democrats do end up with a new nominee — and it’s looking more likely by the hour that they will — that, too, is likely to suddenly trigger interest in what the new nominee has to say, which in turn could engage the electorate in a way that the pre-debate version of this campaign just didn’t.But before we get to this campaign reset, the Democrats have to figure out what their ticket looks like and, more important, how quickly they can get their ticket selected and certified by the party.As of this writing, my sources indicate to me that about the only folks who are still trying to rationalize Biden’s staying in this race all share the last name of Biden, with the possible exception of Biden’s longtime chief political strategist, Mike Donilon — who, as the gatekeeper of the data that makes it to the president's desk, is starting to get blame along with Biden and his family for Democrats’ being in this position.

▲  2015 replies