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> In 1994 ... members of the Greatest Generation (then ages 67-81) — favored the Democratic Party over the GOP (49% to 42%). A considerably different Democrati
by leereeves 2y ago
> In 1994 ... members of the Greatest Generation (then ages 67-81) — favored the Democratic Party over the GOP (49% to 42%).
A considerably different Democratic party. In 1994, Bill Clinton signed the largest federal funding bill for police and prisons in history. In 1996, he told the media "I remain opposed to same-sex marriage" and signed the Defense of Marriage Act, which banned federal recognition of same-sex marriage. That same year, he signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, "the ultimate goal of [which] has been to deter further illegal immigration into the US".[1]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_Immigration_Reform_and_Immigrant_Responsibility_Act_of_1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_Immigration_Reform_and...
- bryanlarsen 2y agoThe big issue in that mid-term election was the push for universal healthcare and the Republican sweep of Congress killed it. Every generation except for the Greatest Generation voted Republican.
- leereeves 2y agoAnd when the Democrats finally won a trifecta (in part on that issue) in 2008, they let an insurance lobbyist write the new law and only made the problem worse, proving that they aren't actually on the side of universal government provided healthcare. And Americans still can't afford health care.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoOne more thing that Boomers screwed up in America. The Greatest Generation wrote those laws in most other countries, and did a much better job.