Comments on: Gen Stuck: Why I’m Voting For Obama

By: Luke Franklin

Luke Franklin — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:31:00 +0000

I am certain that in most cases 20+ years of life is certainly adequate to give one a “clue of the real world.” Seems to me that community service, maintaining a family (moving back in with your folks post-grad is not necessarily a cake walk) and building a new one, working and embarking on a career, and being aware of one’s blessings constitutes quite a bit of day-to-day “real world.” Perhaps the “real world” doesn’t begin where youth ends, but rather it ends where Fox News begins.

By: Jana Deren

Jana Deren — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:28:00 +0000

Her parents could very well have *not* helped her. It only allows the option for people up to the age of 26 to be on their parents’ insurance; it doesn’t mandate parents (who have the option of eliminating anyone on their plans during open enrollment every year) to keep their kids on until 26.

By: M Auer

M Auer — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:55:00 +0000

She is still in her 20′s and has no clue of the real world. Maybe in another 10 years and I dread to think what this nation will look like then.

By: M Auer

M Auer — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Her parents are forced to help her. So now people being forced in America is a good thing? Sounds like fascism to me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:31:00 +0000

Jackie – Worst writing? You have to be kidding. This is nicely written and you are simply mean and bitter. I’m guessing you don’t share her political views. Perhaps you should try a little kindness or say nothing.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:23:00 +0000

She claims to be a writer and this is the worst writing I have ever had to endure as a reader. No wonder why she couldn’t get a job!!

By: Jana Deren

Jana Deren — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Does any president’s policies help every person to find a job directly? I would probably say that, with the money the administration has made available for things like roadwork, that’s probably a field where you can see the direct effects (more funding for projects leads to more roadwork leads to more demand in workers). You’d probably have to put the question to whomever hired Emilie – did the government play any role at all in the availablity of her position? Was the position a new position or an old one that they were filling because someone left? I think Emilie does a great job with the question “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” – which is what she’s answering. She has a job, she’s out of school, and her loans aren’t crushing her.

By: Jana Deren

Jana Deren — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:55:00 +0000

She only lives in Massachusetts *now*. She went to school in Philadelphia when she was living at home with her parents for grad school, so they are most likely from PA, which doesn’t abide by the same rules as MA. So, yes, the ACA DID in fact help her.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:06:00 +0000

If you live in Massachusetts, which you do, you could have stayed on your parent’s health care before hand. Yup, big change there…

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:02:00 +0000

How did Obama impact the outcome of your life? The only relevance I see
is the healthcare? I think your parents are basically the big players in
this story. Did Obama’s policies get you a job? I just don’t see how this fits into Obama making the country a better place for Twenty year olds.