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Generation Y-Not? $2.50 25,000 Blue Chip Readers VOL. 43, NO. 20 An Independent Journal of Commentary NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Dreaming Of A Blue Oklahoma Generation Y-Not? What must Democrats do to reverse the Red Tide in Oklahoma? It’s a question that haunts liberals and progressives old enough to remember when their party’s nomination was tantamount to election and the Republican caucus was small enough to convene in a phone booth. The answer may well rest with the Millennials – aka Generation Y. Born mostly in the ‘80s and ‘90s, they are the first generation to come of age in a new millennium dominated politically by the GOP – super majorities in both houses of the Legislature, all 11 statewide elective offices, all but one federal seat. Yet, studies suggest Generation Y could hold the keys to a lib- eral, progressive – yes, Democratic – renaissance in Oklahoma: Millennials are more likely than older voters to hold liberal views. They also are more likely to express support for an activist govern- ment. And they are more ethnically diverse than other generations. Millennials still give President Obama a higher job approval rat- ing than other groups – 49% in one recent poll – even though their overall enthusiasm has waned. What may be the most important harbinger of a coming politi- cal sea change is this: Millennials could be the first generation in American history that is less well off economically than the last. With the next general election less than a year away, The Ob- server asked four of Oklahoma’s sharpest Millennial thinkers what Democrats, liberals and progressives must do to get back in the game – to become politically relevant again. Their answers may surprise you. They may give you hope. They are certain to stir the debate. Special Report: Generation Y – pages 1, 17, 18 Winning By Saving Not Boxed Into Any The American Dream Party Or Ideology By Sarah K. Burris By Brittany M. Novotny The death of the dream is immi- movement or another, while at the A new generation of young Oklaho- cific islander. nent. The American Dream used to be same time I get addled right-wingers mans is coming of age. A new genera- As the demographics of Oklahoma that, if you worked hard enough, you on Twitter belittling my progressive tion that has grown up in the digital continue to evolve, younger Oklaho- could make enough to achieve a good values as “out of touch” with Okla- age. A new generation that has no mans will undoubtedly move away life for your family. homa. And yet, in election after elec- personal memory of the Great Depres- from political candidates and par- But as the productivity of workers tion, Oklahoma Democrats who are sion, the Civil Rights movement of ties that espouse narrow views of the has doubled in the last 50 years, wag- smarter, better, and care so much the 1950s and 1960s, Vietnam, Nixon, world and fail to understand Oklaho- es have gone down. In a sense, we are more about fighting for the middle Watergate, the oil embargo, or even ma’s place in the global economy. now expected to work harder for less. class, lose. Ronald Reagan. We are not likely to be scared away Not a week goes by that I’m not ac- There are some days I feel like the We’ve come of age in the 1990s and from a candidate by fears that he or costed by a blogger or activist from radical-right is holding a shotgun to the 2000s. We’ve come of age in an era she is some “other” category than the left questioning my loyalty to one See DREAM Page 18 where information travels around the ourselves. world almost instantaneously. We’ve Really, we still want a lot of the come of age in an era that is more same things as those who came be- globally interconnected than ever be- fore us – access to affordable higher fore. And we embrace diversity more education and access to capital so than ever before. that we may be the entrepreneurs of In 1990, 74% of Oklahoma’s public the future. We want opportunities for school students were white. By 2009, jobs that pay enough for us to enjoy the demographics of Oklahoma’s all the new technology that our par- public schools shifted dramatically, ents and grandparents helped create. with 56% identified as white, 11% His- The next generation of Oklahoma panic, 11% black/non-Hispanic, 19% voters are neither “tea partiers” nor American Indian, and 2% Asian/Pa- See IDEOLOGY Page 18 Observations Democracy Wonder why there are thousands in Officials told legislators that just the streets, mad as hell and vowing to 36% of the l,597 home-based daycares push until the rich are taxed? currently carry liability insurance. The hourly wage of a typical worker However, 92% of larger daycare cen- grew from $14.73 in 1973 to $15.96 in ters do carry liability insurance. 2009, for a raise in real terms [after “You want to make sure the busi- accounting for inflation] of $1.23 over ness owner is protected as well as the 36 years. Yes, you read that right. family whose child was injured,” says Only $1.23, an 8.4% increase over the Demarion’s mother, Edna. last 36 years. Demarion’s medical expenses to- Top earners, meanwhile, saw a gain taled more than $2.5 million in a year of $12.70 per hour gain [30%] over the and a half. same time frame. The growing gaps between the wealthy and everyone else could not be more stark. Fund It! Let’s hope people keep flooding the streets across America – an obvious How about adequately funding and der then-Speaker Chris Benge did the Right, it’s helpful to brush up on rebuke to Republicans in Congress staffing the Department of Human allow for a performance audit of the where millions of tax dollars are go- who won’t even consider President Services before hurling brickbats? agency, which came with a price tag of ing to pay for sex “education” – inef- Obama’s jobs bill. Headlines and statistics tell a tale more than $400,000. The audit report fective and stigmatizing abstinence- of failures to provide adequate protec- made suggestions for significant poli- only-until-marriage programs. tion for those children placed in their cy changes but to date, only a handful Study after study has revealed the A Great Idea care and custody. of those have been implemented and ineffectiveness of abstinence-only State Rep. Mike Sanders, R-King- many others in only partial compli- programs in reducing the number of We think state Rep. Mike Shelton, fisher, and Rep. Richard Morrissette, ance. teen pregnancies and the spread of D-OKC, is on to something: if all day- D-OKC, are demanding an immediate They cost a lot of money that DHS disease. cares in Oklahoma were to carry li- halt to business as usual by DHS. doesn’t have. The Department of Hu- According to the Journal of Adoles- ability insurance coverage, it would Fifty children – on average – con- man Services Commission, whose cent Health, virginity pledges, a staple benefit all parties involved – “the day- tinue to die annually under DHS care. task is to oversee the workings at the of abstinence-only programming, not care operator, the families, and most Oklahoma is one of four states that agency, openly admitted to not even only did not decrease occurrences of of all the children.” had an increase in child deaths. having read the report except for Ste- teen STDs, but also actually resulted “Furthermore, the security provid- Sanders serves as vice chairman of ven Dow of Tulsa. That’s a disgrace. in pledge-takers not seeking medical ed by liability insurance should more the House Human Services Commit- attention once infected, leading to an than offset any cost to providers.” tee which oversees the formation of increased possibility of transmission. In 2008, Shelton authored “Demar- policy and necessary statutory chang- Dads Count Americans spent more than $1.5 ion’s Law,” a bill requiring daycare es required to provide direction for billion on abstinence-only programs facilities to carry liability insurance. the Department of Human Services. The state Department of Human over the past 15 years through Title The legislation was filed after a pre- Until recently, there was no action Services Office of Faith-Based and V of the Social Security Act and other school child, Demarion Pittman, was plan about helping DHS and Director Community Initiatives is vital to ef- federal legislation. What a waste. accidentally left in a hot van and suf- Howard Hendrick. forts to increase the participation of fered severe injuries that left him un- In fairness to Morrissette, he got fathers in their children’s lives. able to walk or talk. nowhere in 2008 when he authored Rep. Seneca Scott, D-Tulsa, held a Rich Grow Richer Although the legislation required HB 2596 with the intention of reduc- legislative study to examine the fac- daycare facilities to carry a minimum ing the burden upon child welfare tors that keep fathers from partici- Remember when the deficit was of $200,000 in coverage, the law in- case workers and those who admin- pating in their children’s lives. It is the most important thing in the uni- cluded an exemption, primarily for ister these cases on behalf of Okla- critical that the state encourage and verse? National Priorities Project has home daycare operations. Under the homa children taken into custody by promote the fatherhood role.
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