Young people have cell phones, not land lines. That means they generally don't get polled.
We've got a huge population of retiring baby boomers that outpaces the youth vote.
If we want them, we have to appeal to their concerns and self interest:
This summer only 20% of high school students are able to find summer jobs.
In the 16-29yo demographic, unemployment is higher than any other – it's like 29-39%, I think the latter.
College tuition increases, vastly outpaces inflation and cost of living increases. If someone goes to college, they will find themselves under a mountain of debt, they can't get out of and likely won't be able to pay off because most aren't finding jobs.The ever increasing number of wars an push by some in Congress to re-instate the draft.
Under-employment where those jobs tend to be minimum wage ones. Turning into a service economy.
The erosion of privacy.
Inflation and being worse of than their parents were.
Possibly not being able to afford to have children.
Government attacks on the Internet, file sharing, etc.
Things like this...
We really need a slim jim or flyer targeted specifically to HS and College students.
Getting them:
Reach out to our existing supporters asking them to take a survey
Besides an opt-in mailing list, asking about skills and such, ask:
Do you have children in HS?
Do you have children in college
If the answer to either of the above are yes, point them to YAL and YoY and encourage them to join a chapter or start one. One thing I don't like about those organizations is that they are/were separated from the Meetups and therefor robbed us of the people with the most free time and energy. Thing tabling and door knocking. Hopefully we can change that this time.
If in HS, encourage then to start a HS underground newspaper project. Details here:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...hool+newspaper
If in College, encourage them to seek positions at the College Newspaper, radio or TV station. We should network these people, and do things like sending out CD's of liberty music.
Do chipins for starter material / slim jims for youth, and covering initial print runs of HS papers.
Also encourage them to go out to senior centers, nursing centers, etc. and give talks to people there about the economic and world situation:
About how Paul has the only plan that will save social security and how soon it will go away if he doesn't succeed.
About how all their savings and fixed income is loosing value due to inflation
About raising the retirement age, an why that doesn't work on several different levels.
About medical rationing and their becoming not usful contributors to society in the progressive view.
Etc.
In any event, if we can get students across the country in key positions as to media delivery and clubs, their numbers should grow.
Thoughts?
-t
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