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And naturally, old people are more likely to be against this framing.

But you can prove anything by changing poll framing.

If you asked, should we decrease deficit spending which will probably also involve cutting entitlements to the young?

Probably young people would be more against it.

When you don't hold the respondent's hand and guide them to the answer you want, the young are more pro-deficit spending.

I think there's an effect where the media wants to tell an exciting story about selfishness and conflict.

So they really play up stories where polls suggest groups are acting in their own selfish interest.

But when you try to cut through this, the effect is minuscule and swamped by whether the group is more Democrat or Republican.

Until recently, old people have been more Republican, so they were more likely to want to cut the deficit.

Daniel Kang writes, quote, I have no thoughts on boomers in general, but the Schrodinger's immigrant or Schrodinger's boomer fell flat to me.

A steel man of this argument is, there are many immigrants.

Some of them are on welfare and others are taking jobs.

There are many boomers.

Some boomers pushed too hard to neoliberalism in some aspects of the economy and others focused on over-regulating the environment in other parts of the economy.

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Scott writes, End quote.

Daniel and some commenters were not satisfied, and you can read the full discussion here, link in post.

Ben Smith writes, quote, Not to be a punisher reader, but this article treats the 1946 generation as if they're representative of the boomers.

In reality, boomers are 1946 to 1964.

Only the very oldest of them were sent to Vietnam or were responsible for Woodstock, etc.