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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:21 AM Original message |
1 in 5 NYU students would swap their right to vote for an iPod Touch |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's a really sad commentary on my generation. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I was pretty stunned when I read this myself. It appears the 'me' |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Well then I guess that will be corrected the next time a deep recession hits. |
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JohnnyBoots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I agree, at 29 I am part of last few who didn't have the internet in |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
3. How depressing! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. What a really sad, sad commentary. Wonder if the parents who are paying a fortune to educate |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. Anybody willing to do that shouldn't be allowed to vote. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's pretty sad..... |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. It really astounds me that people just don't get that the price of |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. When I think of a WWII vet reading this and reacting... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
11. And how many older people would do the same for a $500 tax break? |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. there were millions of people who gladly gave up a lot of their rights for a tax break |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
12. What's even more disturbing |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Regarding that tuition. I don't have the exact figures |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
13. I agree, that is really sad where they look at it in that way. However, |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. And perhaps what candidates actually do (or not do) once elected |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I think you are right about both, immediate gratification and disillusionment and |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
16. Are there any stats on what percentage of NYU students... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. Gotta have music pumped into your brain 24-7.. sheezzlouise n/t |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
20. They probably didn't take the poll seriously. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
21. turned around...4 out of 5 would NOT trade their vote for a desired |
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