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I don't think this is true whatsoever. Young people are voting for progressives, who are running on platforms of expanded social welfare and reducing wealth/inc

I don't think this is true whatsoever. Young people are voting for progressives, who are running on platforms of expanded social welfare and reducing wealth/income inequality. I mean look at the last democratic primary super-Tuesday exit polls. Ages 18-29, +46 to Bernie. Ages 30-44 +19 to Bernie. It's not that young people aren't voting for their interests (which in my biased opinion is in the best interest for the country overall), it's that we don't have the numbers yet. I presume the story is similar in local SF politics.

adam_arthur 5y ago
Except a lot of the advocated policies increase wealth inequality. E.g. easy monetary policy, bringing back the SALT deduction, NIMBYism, rent control. Where is the strong push to kill exclusionary zoning? Housing problem is very easy to solve by changing zoning laws and allowing free market forces to work. Also by the Fed not inducing FOMO buying sprees by keeping rates artificially low for long periods of time.