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Friday, May 09, 2008 3:04 PM

The Progressive Generation

According to a new report on the political attitudes of the Millennial Generation called  The Progressive Generation: How Young Adults Think About the Economy: (link courtesy of MyDD)

  • Millennials are more likely to support universal health coverage than any age group in the 30 previous years the question has been asked, with 57 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds saying that health insurance should come from a government insurance plan.
  • Eighty-seven percent of Millennials think the government should spend more money on health care even if a tax increase is required to pay for it, the highest level of support in the question's 20-year history.
  • An overwhelming 95 percent of Millennials think education spending should be increased even if a tax increase is required to pay for it, the highest level ever recorded on this question in the 20 years it has been asked.
  • Sixty-one percent of Millennials think the government should provide more services, the most support of any age group in any of the previous 20 years the question was asked.
  • When asked in the General Social Survey whether they were in favor or against the idea that cutting government was a good way to help the economy, Millennials had the lowest support of cutting government spending in the history of the question.
  • Millennials are very supportive of  labor unions, giving them an average ranking of 60 on a 0-to-100 scale (with 0 indicating a more negative view of labor unions and 100 being a more positive view), the second-highest level of support of any age group in the over 40-year history of the question.

There are 80 million Millennials in the US, compared to 78 million Boomers and 53 million GenX. And they are voting in the highest numbers seen among young people since 1972.

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Toast said:

Good times.  One question:  How come you don't give the figure on bullet 5?

May 9, 2008 3:49 PM

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