Why do you think college students are more concerned with social issues than the economy as an election issue?

According to this survey


http://www.experience.com/corp/press_rel...





More students are concerned about social issues than the economy?





Why do you think this is the bigger issue for a college student?

Why do you think college students are more concerned with social issues than the economy as an election issue?
Well, just as speculation, job outlook would generally be relevant only to those about to leave college. On the other hand, college is often a person's first foray on their own, away from parents.





So, social issues are more immediately relevant to most college students than job outlook.
Reply:Because they don't yet have to pay for mortgages, health care, kid's education, and are not having to worry about taxes like the adults out in the real world.
Reply:They haven't had to live the economic issues yet. Their life experience doesn't extend to making a living, supporting a family, being responsible for others.
Reply:because colleges have become good brainwashing tools for the left...thats why many aren't educated about how life is...but how life should be...ignoring the reality of life becoming confused and embittered when they get older as to why life isn't perfect...like many liberals now...or you could call it the liberal god complex...i am superior to all, all must follow me, i can fix all, etc...aka lies...
Reply:Economy %26gt; Social Issues. 46% of those people involed in that poll should learn more about things.





Personally I think the economy and our foreign policy are more important than those other things listed in the poll.
Reply:Because they are still young and haven't met the ravages of taxes, children, mortgages etc...etc..etc.. yet.
Reply:Most of the students I knew when I was in college, were riding their parents' credit cards, they don't know what an economy is. They do, however know what a party is.
Reply:they don't have jobs
Reply:Because they are students and not active in the "real world" yet. When I was in college I was very socially aware, but had no clue what a 401k, mutual fund, or mortgage was all about.
Reply:College students are often idealists. They're more concerned with their rights and freedoms than the economy. Young adults don't pay as much attention the economy because they usually don't have to worry about supporting a family, mortgages, etc.





Also, the university system is very liberal.
Reply:Cause a ton of college kids are still supported by mommy and daddy and don't understand what it's like to struggle in this shattering economy.
Reply:A vast majority of them depend on someone else (daddy and mommy come to mind) for their major expenses, don't have full time jobs if they're helping to defray the cost of college, and are single with no dependents.





It's easy to be idealistic and worry about issues that don't impact you directly when you're not having to pay the bills every month.
Reply:Because they havent been out on their own with a spouse and kids to know how the economy affects them.
Reply:Thank the Liberals for there stupidity!