Beowulfe,
You think this stat indicates some inherent truth about the welfare system, or the government, that breeds dependence. I think it speaks volumes about our employment system, where employers consistently shift their benefits onto the government dole in order to help their bottom line. And they do so to the detriment of hourly wage workers, which eventually threatens the rest of our economy.
We can't continue down the road where people can work 3 jobs for so little that they can't adequately care for their families and are still on government assistance. That's where the problem lies.
I apologize to America's young people, whose dashed dreams and dim employment prospects I had laughed at, believing these to be a direct result of their voting for Obama.
On closer examination, it turns out that young voters, aged 18-29, overwhelmingly supported Romney. But only the white ones.
According to Pew Research, 54 percent of white voters under 30 voted for Romney and only 41 percent for Obama. That's the same percentage Reagan got from the entire white population in 1980. Even the Lena Dunham demographic -- white women under 30 -- slightly favored Romney.
Reagan got...
Your president is very smart...his agenda is working out well for him.
You have drunk some nasty koolaid and don't seem to realize it.