Periodicals>Magazine Article: Brownstein, Ronald (July 24, 2010), The Gray And The Brown: The Generational Mismatch, National Journal Group Inc., Washington, DC, Retrieved on -0001-11-30Source Material [www.nationaljournal.com]
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01 JAN 2010
The Political Generation Gap White-Majority Seniors VS No...
"The future of America is in this question: Will the Baby Boomers recognize that they have a responsibility and a personal stake in ensuring that this next generation of largely Latino and African-American kids are prepared to succeed?" contends Stephen Klineberg, a sociologist at Rice University in Houston, who has studied the economic and political implications of changing demographics. "This ethnic transformation could be the greatest asset this county will have, with a young multilingual,...Folksonomies: future shock
Folksonomies: future shock
These two demographics have competing needs. Seniors need social safety nets, while underprivileged youths need educational benefits. The youths bare the tax burden of having to pay for the white-seniors' social security, but the seniors have a responsibility to the future of America by providing a healthy educational start to its youth.