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To: BigBull who wrote (96490)	4/27/2003 10:33:02 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

RE: Youth unemployment close to 60 percent This is mostly because Iranian population is very young. About 60% of the Iranian population is under 30. Back when the regime encouraged Iranians to have more children and lowered the voting age to 16 so as to win certain elections, we knew that it was sowing the seeds of its demise. It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out a baby boom would necessitate a very strong economy by the time the boomers turn 18. It is the combination of demographics, poor economy, and the conclusion that this time around it can't be blamed on America that is destroying the regime. ST