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From:
Mark Rauterkus
Date:
2007 May 21 08:52 UTC
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Hi,
For our guest or anyone who wants to chime in:
Q: Do the youth vote in NZ / Christchurch? What percentages?
Q: Are there youth centered publications and forums devoted to
politics and a youth perspective?
Q: Are there any campaign activities that occur at schools so as to
engage the youth, their teachers and their parents?
Q: Are there any voting issues for the youth?
Q: Are there any programs for first-time home buyers? That seems to me
to benefit a younger demographic. Are there any programs to allow
seniors to stay in their homes without high taxes?
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In the USA, we have some tax break programs for seniors so that they
do not need to move out of their homes. Often they are called
"Homestead exemptions." Taxes increase but the retired population is
often on fixed incomes and can't keep up with home repairs and higher
taxes. Often these properties fall into poor condition.
In the USA, our average age of voter is 65 (it seems). I might be a
year or two off the mark, but it is very, very old in my city. The
youth don't vote. Meanwhile, the senior citizens always vote.
A new national organization did start a local office in our city --
League of Young Voters. They hired up to 8 people to work full time on
issues. However, more than half of the funding went away recently. So,
they have not had a lot of time to make an impact.
Ta.
Mark Rauterkus <email obscured>
http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com
http://Elect.Rauterkus.com http://Platform.For-Pgh.org
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