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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Young adults these days are in trouble, not just in the US but in Europe, too. They financially and economically cannot "grow up" as fast as their parents did.

I think just reading the news would answer your question, OP. [/quote]

I agree.  I was livid when this was extended because it think it contributes to the problem of extended adolescence we are seeing in young adults.  22 year olds need to grow up and get a job with insurance and not pussy foot around with multiple unpaid internships, travel, and 5 year degrees.  I know the economy isn't great for job hunting, but I don't think this helps either.  It makes it too easy to slack off and delay growing up to get a real job.   [/quote]

That covers the 1%ers and probably some in the 5% but most people have to work to pay for college and are not doing unpaid internships, travel, etc.

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I disagree.  I think many young adults who aren't in the 1%-5% category are goofing off because Mom and Dad are subsidizing.[/quote]

I was definitely not in the 1% -- not by any stretch of the imagination (my parents had five kids and HHI was around $35K) -- and I still managed to goof off through my 20's.  My parents didn't subsidize; in fact they very firmly kicked me out the summer after college graduation.  But, the reality is that young single people can live cheaply if they want to, so random jobs here and there combined with an extremely frugal disposition saw me through years of nonsense.  [/quote]

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