The Democrats’ war on youth

The Democrats’ war on youth November 19, 2015

Democrats accuse Republicans of waging a war on women.  Republicans could come back with the charge that Democrats are waging a war on youth.  So argues W. James Antle in the Washington Examiner.  Not only are the Democratic party’s leadership and presidential candidates much older than those of the Republicans, but Democratic policies are proving especially harmful to young people.

For example:  Obamacare forces healthy young adults to buy insurance to subsidize health care for old people.  Democrats resist Social Security reform, jeopardizing young people’s retirement plans.  The burgeoning national debt will have to be paid by today’s children and young adults.  Democrats’ fealty to the teacher unions is preventing educational reform, leaving young people with inferior educations.  Income and job prospects of younger workers have taken a huge hit during the Democratic management of the economy.  Democrats also have a fanatical commitment to the most lethal assault on the young:  abortion.

From W. James Antle, Democrats’ war on youth | Washington Examiner:

Democrats have won votes by alleging that Republican positions amount to a “war on women.” Yet politicians and pundits are now saying that a constellation of liberal policies favored by Democrats, on issues ranging from entitlements and healthcare to education and the economy, constitutes a war on youth.

Jeb Bush, for example, told the Washington Examiner on the campaign trail in New Hampshire that leaders need to “make sure the next generation isn’t saddled with all of our contingent liabilities on their backs.”

Marco Rubio, meanwhile, has talked about the need for generational change. “The world is different than it was five years ago, not to mention 50 or 60 years ago,” when programs such as Medicare and Social Security were designed, he said in Iowa.

To understand the two parties’ positions, look no further than their standard-bearers.

The Democrats’ presidential front-runner is 68. Her main primary opponent is 74. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are both 75, as is third-ranking House Democrat James Clyburn. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer is 76. The hot new Democrat on the national scene, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, is 66.

Rubio and Ted Cruz are both 24 years younger than Hillary Clinton. That’s bigger than the age difference between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in 1996 and almost as much as the generational chasm between Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008. Paul Ryan is 45, making him the youngest speaker of the House in 150 years.

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