RM> They always used to say that young people were Liberals and,
RM> as they got older, turned into Conservatives..

DW>That's because when they were young, they had little and wanted free stuff.

I'm not sure it's that simple. Although my version of 'young' probably
covered anyone under 25 or so, many teens these days have so much
handed to them by their parents they don't even realize there's any
other way to live.

I recall my grand-niece (age 7 or so) once wanted some expensive toy
and her mother said they couldn't afford it, and her daughter said
you just go to the bank machine and it gives you more money. She had
no idea where that money came from..

That said, I used the word Liberal and maybe Socialistic would've
been better. When I was younger I worked recruiting people to
join Greenpeace.. "Save the whales!".. and most young people think
that rich people should give money to poor people since they have
so much more than they need.

I remember talking to a fellow in Australia who wanted to take away
all the money from the rich and divide it among everyone in the world.
I asked him what he planned to use the $2000 or so that would be his
share. Turned out he was looking for a pay day, not a reduction..

Anyways, those who haven't worked hard earning money don't put
as much value on it and many get drawn into the support the poor
everywhere ideals, mainly because it's not going to come out of
their pockets..

These days it's hard to talk yourself into giving a lot of money
to 'Charity' when your gov't is giving so much of your tax
dollars away to that for you, which increases our national debt
and costs us all more in the long run..

I give money to charity most years but these days I tend to
concentrate more on those helping people in my community and I
don't get as involved in world wide problems..

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