Are young people (under 30) happy with the Obama's economy the last 4 years?

[milhouse24]

Are young people under the age of 30 happy with the economy during the last 4 years in the Obama administration? 

Do young people have a higher rate of unemployment?
Do young people have more student loans to pay off? 
Are young people drowning on credit and living with their parents?

Are young people satisfied with the job Obama has done with the economy and on other issues during the past 4 years? 

Do young people view the future with optimism, or a bleak existence of 8% unemployment as the new normal? 

What are the issues facing young people today, and has the Obama administration effectively addressed those issues throughout the last 4 years?  How excited are young people to vote for another 4 years of Obama and encourage their friends to vote for Obama? 

[Lief 🗽]

6.6 Million of them probably aren't happy that Mitt Romney wants to take their health insurance away.

[PittsburghSean]

We haven't been happy since the 90s economy...

[President von Cat]

Look, none of us are "happy" with the economy. However, it doesn't meant we are going to vote against the president either.

[Averroës Nix]

No, but the alternative is to vote for the party whose policies would funnel trillions of dollars more from the young to the old.

[7,052,770]

Yes, we are.

[NVGonzalez]

I can tell you I am better off now than I was 4 years ago. I got insurance again which allowed me to complete my knee rehab and I can get back to school with no problems anymore.

[krazen1211]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

[krazen1211]

No, but the alternative is to vote for the party whose policies would funnel trillions of dollars more from the young to the old.

Are you not aware that the Democrats created Social Security and Medicare?

[President von Cat]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

Yes because all young people are just moochers who have no ambition and want to live on their parents' largesse forever.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

Just ask the Tea Party.

[Beet]

I'll tell you one thing. A lot of young people are saving up for houses. If you live in an area where 5 or 6 years ago the house you wanted (maybe the house you needed to have the same kind of living standard as your parents) was $450,000 and now it's $250,000, that's $200,000 in savings. Even with a decent salary and a high savings rate of your after-tax income, it would take several years of your life to save up that much money. So the drop in housing prices basically gave you back several years of your life in savings. I realize that in general, higher housing prices make people happier since most people are "homeowners", but for young people who are not homeowners the opposite is true.

[All Along The Watchtower]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

Get your gubmint hands off my Medicare.

[fezzyfestoon]

Not to build up my experiences to be more than they are, but coming from an abnormally wealthy demographic I can say with complete confidence that there is a very strong backlash. He has attempted to pander with some acceptable moves, but has been extremely disappointing among my socio-economic age group. A group that was fervently in favor of Obama 4 years ago.

[bgwah]

I don't really know anyone who has switched sides. But a lot of people will probably go back to being their usual apathetic selves.

[Miles]

The other day in my religion class, we were talking about Mormonism...my professor asked if anyone was going to vote for Mitt Romney. No one raised their hand. That should be a pretty good indication of the youth votes.

[BaldEagle1991]

I'm not too happy, but it's not horrible like it was during Bush's 2nd term. That's when the recession was at it's worst.

[Free Palestine]

No, but that doesn't mean I'm going to vote for a worse warmonger who's an actual true believer in the state of Israel.  People who vote for the other person just because the current president hasn't used his magic powers to fix everything are [Inks]ing idiots.  As are people who vote for that current person in office, but that's another story...

[morgieb]

lol, Obama's economy. Hack

[pbrower2a]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

These days the employers are the moochers.

[milhouse24]

lol, Obama's economy. Hack

I suppose you have no problem saying Bush Economy, Clinton Economy, or even Romney's economy in MA.

you're the hack!

[krazen1211]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

Yes because all young people are just moochers who have no ambition and want to live on their parents' largesse forever.

Not all. But enough.

Creating a culture of poverty and dependence establishes a block of voters as reliant on government and adds them to the Democratic base. It works well.

[milhouse24]

The other day in my religion class, we were talking about Mormonism...my professor asked if anyone was going to vote for Mitt Romney. No one raised their hand. That should be a pretty good indication of the youth votes.

Ask any members of your class if they are excited or actually going to go out and vote for Obama.
Its more about political apathy among young people.

Besides, most republicans won't publicly declare who they will vote for if they know they are in a democrat leaning crowd.  But that is why republicans are called the silent majority because the media and hollywood glamorize democrats. 

[Free Palestine]

The other day in my religion class, we were talking about Mormonism...my professor asked if anyone was going to vote for Mitt Romney. No one raised their hand. That should be a pretty good indication of the youth votes.

Ask any members of your class if they are excited or actually going to go out and vote for Obama.
Its more about political apathy among young people.

Besides, most republicans won't publicly declare who they will vote for if they know they are in a democrat leaning crowd.  But that is why republicans are called the silent majority because the media and hollywood glamorize democrats. 

lololol

[fezzyfestoon]

You don't need a job when you can mooch.

Out of curiosity, can you describe to me the lifestyle you are imagining welfare recipients living?