So what did I learn?
First, young people understand taxes paid vastly exceed value returned, particularly at the state level here in Massachusetts. The associate taxation with the Democrats.
Second, they understand that even if they do not progress upward in terms of real dollars, by the time they are 40 simple cost of living raises (starting at $25k where they pay about 15% of $5k, or about $750, in taxes, they will be making (assuming about 3.2% inflation) about $45k. That money will have no more purchasing power than it does today, but taxes will tak a much deeper bite. That is, they understand progressive taxation is what prevents creates poverty.
Third, they understand John Kerry is a poser.
Fourth, they dislike the sue-to-get-rich mentality fostered by trial lawyers -- and they hate being lectured by trial lawyers about how they help people recover damages for injuries. Most understand trial lawyers more often play to the sympathies of the jurors and tell tall tales concerning about the plaintiff's plight.
I am one of those people - 21 years old, conservative, and going to vote if I have to crawl over broken glass to do it. It's very nice to have a thread that isn't bashing all young people as slackers/morons/Democrats, for once.
I'm interested in seeing a poll in about five years on the proportion of formerly homeschooled young voters to the general young population. Maybe we're only a small fraction of the population, but I'd bet we'll vote at a much higher rate than the average government school graduate.
My oldest daughter got a job.
Then she got her paycheck.
She was very impressed by how much of her earnings she got.
She was NOT favorably impressed.
Another vote for lower taxes.
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