Part A Millennials: the familiar target of pretence and prejudice, but holders of the future nonetheless. Whether older generations like it or not, they no longer keep hold of the nation’s political reins. A generation of progressive thinkers, millennials are not looking to work with the cards dealt. Through the development of the 2016 election, the young voters chose US Senator Bernie Sanders as their instrument in reshuffling the whole deck. Even after losing the democratic primary, Sanders remained the winning candidate in the hearts of many. Writing to his dedicated young followers, Sanders’ Guide to Political Revolution is a persuasive and informative piece constructed nearly entirely on statistics and ethical appeals. In the work, he …show more content…
One point that Sanders maintains is that a livable wage will reduce the reliance on tax-funded public assistance. He cites UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education to share that “from 2009 to 2011, taxpayers spent nearly $153 billion each year subsidizing companies that pay workers inadequate wages” (Sanders 9). With this argument, he brings the shock factor of the statistic: $153 billion dollars that could have stayed in taxpayer wallets. Not only is it a factual statement, but it appeals to the common value of one’s hard earned money. Nobody wants to give up what they earned to compensate for what big corporations could have afforded to subsidize themselves. With this being the structure of most of his arguments, Sanders establishes additional credibility beyond his experience as a senator. The assertions and subsequent justifications show that his ideas are well thought out and based on definitive research and the consideration of masses over personal interest (unlike another presidential candidate). Altogether, Sanders uses the piece to further inform his followers and keep them in his corner. Even if Bernie Sanders is not the candidate at stake, the education he provides through his work allows young progressives to vote wisely to keep their …show more content…
While Bernie Sanders disagrees with American outsourcing, I cannot. Sanders’ argument focuses generally on American jobs, claiming that “We have been losing millions of jobs as a direct result of our disastrous trade policies … We must do everything possible to stop companies from outsourcing jobs” (44). While perhaps low-skill manufacturing jobs are gone, macroeconomics proves that the increased economic efficiency outweighs the initial unemployment. The outsourcing of low-skill labor allows national economic focus on high skill labor outputs. This situation allows the for price of exports to go up and keeps the costs of imports low - a favorable condition for the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With increase in the value of GDP, macroeconomic law correlates a decrease in unemployment: a 3% decrease for every 1% of GDP growth. Along with its impact on job growth, the focus on high skill labor is also imperative to our perpetuation as a leading industrial nation. While Sanders states that outsourcing discourages “the creation of decent paying jobs in America” (44), the commissioning of low-skill jobs makes more room for decent paying high-skill jobs. With more room for engineers, innovators, and creators, American workers can continue building forward. Why stay stagnant when we can progress? Isn’t progress the basis for Bernie Sanders’ political thesis ? In conclusion, while his
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...adults compared to older adults were less likely to respond that voting was extremely important for good citizenship (133). He concludes that it is too late for the generation of young adults that do not feel voting is an important civic responsibility, however, that it is not too late to convince them that politics matter by showing them that they are giving their opportunity to make important decisions that may impact their lives to others who have different ideas. One may agree with Wattenberg’s idea that habits follow people throughout their lives instead of changing as they cycle in life. His personal accounts are an impactful way to illustrate the importance of building a sense of duty at a young age and carrying that responsibility throughout one’s life.
Many political analysts argue that engagement is an important characteristic of democracy, yet the younger generation is indifferent towards politics. They’re more interested in the latest iPhone technology than in campaigning or voting. In The Good Citizen: How a Younger Generation Is Reshaping American Politics, author Russell J. Dalton counters this with the idea that Gen X’ers are still engaged, just in a different way.
Bernie Sanders is running for President of the United States of America as a democratic candidate. His competition for the primary elections is Hillary Clinton, a well-known politician with plenty of experience under her belt. Bernie is running as a non-traditional candidate, which is a main factor of why his campaign is extremely successful and popular with the American people. A recent political ad released by Sander’s campaign team called “Real Change” emphasizes his family values and dedication to the working class, fighting for the votes of the average American. The ad implies Bernie is the right man for the job due to his long history of experience and commitment to the issues he believes in. This political ad illustrates how Bernie
Bernie Sanders, a United States Senator from Vermont, is running for the presidency in 2016. Being 74 years old, Bernie has much experience in the political world and has many bright ideas for the future of the United States. Democratic and straightforward, Bernie is taking on the world supporting the middle-class and trying to stop the billionaires from buying the elections and candidates. Bernie has a set of consistent principles that he has gone by during his whole political life. ‘Bernie Sanders – The President We Need’ is the campaign ad, which has been seen by over 300,000 people. In this ad, Bernie Sanders uses effective speech language, facts and statistics about the political world, and video clips in order to show his supporters what he is doing to gain more supporters so he can become the future President of the United States.
...fort to increase equality and help the poor is laudable. However, the livable wage presents a dangerous precedent in social reform because it is an anti-business policy which is caused from limiting free market capitalism. The livable wage tells companies what they must pay their employees, and the costs of the mandated wages are often many times higher than the federal Mininum wage. This regulation is unnecessary and hurts American business which then hurts the economy as a whole. Instead of a social reform that goes against business, politicians should use reforms that do not have unintended costs on business like lowering the taxes of low income families. Instead of a social reform that goes against the American ethos of supporting business, a policy lowering taxes for would be more efficient in helping low income families. All social policies must be examined carefully for their effects on business because of the importance of businesses in the welfare of the economy.
Bernie Sanders is promising an opportunity to all Americans to obtain healthcare. Universal health care will be a great relief for those who do not have health care and cannot afford it. Many people and families go on living without having health care because it is too expensive. For those who do not have Health care, are constantly in fear knowing that if they get sick, it complicates the situation of where to go and get help or better themselves because it is so expensive for them. As of right now, there are approximately Over Thirty-Three Million Americans that still do not have insurance, Seven million, which happen to be immigrants coming from poor families. (Barry-Jester, Casselman). Bernie Sander believes “ Health care is a right, not a privilege.” (Sanders). He stands for equal treatment, everyone should be able to obtain health care at a reasonable and affordable price so that all people can get the help that they need without having to struggle their way to pay for it. Not everyone chooses where they are born and what family income they come from, it shouldn’t have to be that way with healthcare. The Affordable Care
"When we talk about the kind of folks whose lives will be made better by raising the minimum wage, we're not talking about a couple teenagers earning extra spending money to supplement their allowance. We're talking about providers and breadwinners. Working Americans with bills to pay and mouths to feed."
The piece also shows how millennials are fighting back against these improper perspectives, by bringing light to the hypocrisy in the previous generation’s arguments against them. As Alex Pearlman writes on the subject of millennials being unmotivated to
Do you ever wonder what our nations underlying focus is? The answer is simple and should be fairly easy to guess… Money! Outsourcing originated from someone coming up with the idea that we can make products for practically nothing in other countries and make very high profits. Although it seems like a great idea to businesses, it negatively affects our country. American consumers are buying these products that are made in other countries and the companies profits are continuing to rapidly increase. At the same time, people that are in the production field of work in America are losing their jobs because producers would rather pay foreign workers to get the job done for a much lower wage. When it comes down to it, one of the reasons our economy is suffering is because of outsourcing. Basically, it all comes down to money. The consumers don’t pay close enough attention to where the products are made. Therefore, consumers are spending extra money and are causing outsourcing to thrive. The lack of knowledge Americans have on the subject of consumers affecting outsourcing is leading our country to economic stress but if we begin to recognize the issue, the jobs we could potentially save may be our own.
In my opinion, Bernie Sanders isn't the right candidate to vote from an economic point of view due to the point his thinking. He promises higher minimum wage, lower education, and more benefits for workers. However, the ways he wants acheive this is by taxing businesses and overseas profits. I don't think this would be good because, a lot of small businesses would crash and the unemployment will shoot up.
We learn to respect the law but when the law is unjust, we fight for what is right, seen through civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, and social movements. Now, it can be achieved on a higher scale with the internet world as the foundation. The millennials have a different perspective than the older generations because we do not have a geographic barrier. We have a window into the lives of people around the world, influencing our perspectives and allowing us to exchange ideas from all walks of life. As a result, we embrace diversity, support international cooperation, and we know that our current problems are not limited to our borders. It is within this beautiful technological age that we also become the voices for the forgotten and those who fell victim to
Gloria Steinem, a renowned feminist activist and co-founder of the women’s rights publication Ms. Magazine, gives a commencement speech at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, on May 31, 1970. Steinem’s speech “Living The Revolution” is delivered to the graduating class of Vassar College, founded in 1865 as a liberal arts college for women and then became coeducational a year before the speech was delivered in 1969. The intent of this speech is to inform the listeners and to shed light on the fact that women are not treated equally to their white male counterparts, though society has been convinced otherwise and to argue that it is crucial for all minorities, and even white males, to be relieved of their “stereotypical” duties in order for balance to exist. Steinem executes her speech’s purpose by dividing it up into four parts to explain the four different “myths” put against women while using a few rhetorical strategies and logical, ethical, and emotional appeals.
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There is a generation that is 80 million strong who is the start of a new millennium. The people of this generation are called the Millennials. Many think of them as closeminded, faulty and not fit to run the major cooperation’s of the world someday, yet the true identities of this group are just starting to be revealed. Millennials can easily and thoroughly understand the new advances in technologies. They are also the most diverse and open minded generation yet. They show a lot of potential and could someday change the world for the better. A writer for Time magazine, Joel Stein, does a wonderful job describing the millennials for who they truly are in his article “The New Greatest Generation.” While Stein agrees with Twenge in that millennials show faults, he maintains that their faults have potential to make them the next greatest generation. Despite the negative connotations millennials receive, they often have the ability to be resourceful with the technology, open-minded to the diversities the world displays and have a lot of potential.