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Why is it the Young and Old get it, is it because of the Tears & Fears of middle age ? (Original Post) orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 OP
Very Good Question - This 58 Year Old - Gets It cantbeserious Feb 2016 #1
Aug. 24 1957 Me Too !!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #4
The young are better judges of character NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #2
+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #5
Could be a lot of things, 1st Bernie makes old people remember their youth. HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #3
+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #6
The new Service economy and the coming retirement crisis.. tokenlib Feb 2016 #7
To which Slick Hilly Sings ' Don't worry be Happy ' . orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #8
The old get it because we grew up when the middle class was thriving. jillan Feb 2016 #9
+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #10
 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
2. The young are better judges of character
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 05:19 PM
Feb 2016

because they haven't been jaded by our political system and they don't generally watch much cable propaganda. The older folks are moving to Bernie because they can now see clearly what a lifetime of voting against their own best interests has gotten them.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
3. Could be a lot of things, 1st Bernie makes old people remember their youth.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 05:23 PM
Feb 2016

2nd Bernie is for tuition grants and expanding social security

3rd Young people want opportunity and a future, old people see continuity of things they value through gifts to the young.




tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
7. The new Service economy and the coming retirement crisis..
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 06:08 PM
Feb 2016

The Service economy and it's crap jobs and lousy benefits for the masses. People middle aged who lose their jobs cannot find work unless underemployed and paid lots less. People can't just work hard and prosper any more,

Middle aged job insecurity and the upcoming retirement crisis. Bernie gets it, Hillary and the Third Way Corporatists exacerbate the problems with their openness to "entitlement reform" and free trade race to the bottom.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
9. The old get it because we grew up when the middle class was thriving.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 06:17 PM
Feb 2016

And we have watched it being taken away over the last 30 years.

We want an America with a thriving middle class once again for our children and grandchildren.

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