Poll: Distrust in politics strong among young, neutral voters | The Asahi Shimbun

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1. > Seventy-nine percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 said they think politicians tend to focus efforts on policies that favor older people, far higher than the 34 percent of voters 70 or older.

   Well, this explains why and I wouldn’t be surprised if similar polls in other countries would reveal similar things.

2. I Think Younger folks are alienated, Which led into more distrust and unworthy

3. >Distrust in politics strong among young, neutral voters

   Is there any country this isn’t true?

   >seventy-nine percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 said they think politicians tend to focus efforts on policies that favor older people

   When I was young this made me distrust politics… now that I’m old it makes me trust politics. This is very much how it should be.

4. This is a global issue.