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November 10, 2014

Title: Who Decided to Exercise their Right to Vote?
Topic: Election Re-Cap

Discussed by Corie Whalen Stephens
with Generation Opportunity www.GenerationOpportunity.org

Did only old, white men vote in the 2014 Mid-Term Election? While elderly people, those over the age of 65, did account for just under 25 percent of the electorate, there was a surprising turn-out among the younger crowd. Corie Whalen Stephens says while most voters under the age of 30 do still tend to vote Democrat, more and more are leaning to the Republican side. They feel betrayed by Obama and the Democrats.

Corie talks about several races around the country, like North Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, and Ohio. For example, in Ohio, there was a 26-point swing in favor of the Republican candidate for Governor among 18-29 year old. That’s huge!

How did they do it? Are Republicans getting smarter? Are young people just mad because they cannot get a job? Is it the message or the messenger? Or is it a combination of both?

That’s a lot of questions to mull over and Corie, who is in the younger generation, gives her opinion on every issue. She says more young people definitely need to get involved and start paying attention to the issues or 2016 could be a disaster.

Corie says there are three issues the newly elected Republican Congress must focus on and get the younger generation fire up about. First, the Republicans must pass tax reforms, especially for the middle class. Secondly, they must address the ever-increasing student loan rates. And finally, the Republicans need to examine the import-export bank, which is basically a corporate welfare bank that is stealing from the younger generation.

When it comes to illegal immigration, however, Generation Opportunity doesn’t really see it as an “issue”. Should they be concerned? It greatly effects the black and even the Hispanic (legal immigrant) employment rate, especially among younger people.

If you have a teen or college student, encourage them to research these issues and become involved before it’s too late. Have them contact Generation Opportunity at www.GenerationOpportunity.org  to learn more.

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February 19, 2014

Title: Youth Unemployment
Topic: Unemployment

Discussed by Corie Whalen Stephens
with Generation Opportunity www.GenerationOpportunity.org

The youth unemployment rate is still astonishing high. For young adults 18-29 years old, the effective unemployment rate is 15.8 percent. For the black community, it is 23.9 percent and for Hispanics it is 16.7 percent. For women ages 18-29, the effective unemployment is 13.5 percent.

The Congressional Budget Office wasn’t lying when it reported Obamacare will reduce the American workforce by an additional 2 million jobs over the next few years!

Generation Opportunity is a national, non-partisan organization advocating for economic opportunity for young people through less government and more freedom.

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November 13, 2013

Title: What is in Store for our Youth?
Topic: Unemployment

Discussed by Corie Whalen Stephens
with Generation Opportunity www.GenerationOpportunity.org

Part 1 of 2

The overall unemployment rate for 18-29 years is a whopping 15.9 percent in America.

Many have simply given up looking for work.

When you break the numbers down by race and gender, the numbers seem even more troublesome. Listen in as Corie Whalen discusses the grim figures.

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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Unemployment

Discussed by Corie Whalen Stephens
with Generation Opportunity www.GenerationOpportunity.org

When it comes to being underemployed or unemployed, many have simply given up hope.

For those of you in college or with young adults attending college, please listen to these segments today with an open mind and an open heart.

Is that degree you are pursuing and paying thousands and thousands of dollars for really worth it?

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August 6, 2013

Title: The Dalits Of India
Topic: Out-of-Work Millennials Live at Home

Discussed by Corie Whalen Stephens
with Generation Opportunity www.GenerationOpportunity.org

Only 43.6% of 18-29 year olds are employed full time. How is the hope and change working for them?

21.6 million Millennials are living with mom and dad. How is the empty-nest working for you, mom and dad?

Young Americans deserve better than this. Wait until they actually grow up, get a full-time job, get married and try to raise a family while paying for Obamacare and for our Social Security Checks.

They will revolt. Listen in.

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