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To: Amy J who wrote (264466)	12/14/2005 10:12:20 AM
From: combjelly	of 1574595

"the issue is probably Gen X didn't have the luxury of time during their school years to do protests -" Everybody has their reasons. When I was in school, it was in the wake of Kent State and the economy was starting to collapse under the pressures of inflation and high energy costs. Upon graduation, we moved into an economy with high unemployment, high inflation and companies were starting to downsize. So it was a cycle of getting a job until the next wave of layoffs and acquiring and sharpening skills to get the next job. In a job market that still operated under the dictum of "last hired, first fired", it was a guarantee. The market was very fluid, computers were starting to have an impact on everyone and the technology was changing quickly. To make it even more fun, employers were wary of long resumes and gaps in employment. So we had other concerns. I suppose this probably explains why my generation, especially the women, went for Bush in a big way. Those that made it tended to have done it because they were quick on their feet and worked hard. Those that didn't, resented what they saw as having the deck stacked against them. Bush caters to both mindsets.

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