The Negative Effect of Economy on Teenagers

Teenagers in the United States are negatively affected by the economy and the resulting actions that adults make. The current economy is troubling, which is making it difficult for most people to be able afford goods. It also causes some of the adults that will directly influence teenagers to make dire choices. The teenagers can either follow the lifestyles of these adults or they can try to take another path. However, it has become increasingly difficult to take the latter choice.

Adults make bad decisions because they are scared or do not know about the negative consequences that will result from their choices. Some adults also do not know any other way to react in a predicament. When adults that influence teenagers are either trying to escape their realities or projecting their insecurities on others rather than owning up to their responsibilities, the teenagers are the ones who are affected negatively. Some adults shirk from their responsibilities by engaging in high risk behavior by using substances, such as alcohol or drugs, or gambling. Some will go as far as to abandon their own children, while others will abuse their children, and have the children work in order to provide for themselves.

Children are susceptible to the ideas around them, and when they are only surrounded by negative activity, they usually accept that as the only way of life. Eventually, they become part of the negative activity, since it is the only life they know. This causes them to continue the cycle of abuse onto future generations because they were subjected to such abuse as children.

Some children who do not accept the negative atmosphere as the only way of life try to escape by running away. However, many of the problems that affect them do no...

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The greatest problem facing teenagers is the negative economic conditions. The economy has had many negative effects on teenagers. From being affected by the choices of adults in their lives, and making decisions about the lives, to being unable to improve their life through higher education, the economic conditions cannot be improved by the students. This is mainly because favored students have a strong background and are able to pay the tuition without trying to take out a loan. Since only a few of the students were able to pay for college, only they will be able to have the high paying jobs, while the majority will either have several loans to pay off or will not achieve a higher level degree. This will make the United State economy continue to decrease in the long run, unless a strong stimulus program is able to restart the monetary flow in the economy.