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College kids most coddled generation ever?

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    Author Arthur Levine on new book

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Barack Obama don't laugh at somebody young adults don't -- -- -- with their parents in their -- You think they're going to turn their back on help from their Uncle Sam not likely.

Do you watcher and best selling author Arthur Levine says the young -- and large behind the president the question is whether.

They both Warren and.

Large numbers.

-- for did an absolutely but he it.

I'm not insured in the problem that this -- facing my coauthor -- -- dean did the study we found was.

This generation's they're not ideological.

He's going to issue oriented.

-- a majority of liberals favor of capital punishment majority conservatives favor handgun control.

They don't fit logically into any -- what they care about deeply is.

They care about jobs.

Two thirds -- graduating student loans averaging 31000 all right help but.

They -- -- and make him more inclined it's more Democrats because Democrats looking to help them.

We are disenchanted with politics and -- they don't think you were really -- -- distinction.

The more likely to be Democrats and the question then is even to describe Owens wanted to vote right that's the big quality that's what's facing us.

It depends who don't trust politicians.

If they find a politician who offers a reasonable plan to get them jobs who -- a reasonable plan to help them pay for college.

Who's going to control college costs that Kennedy when their votes.

Even if it means bigger government and long term.

That -- -- curious to them they don't favor bigger government.

-- -- I think our government loans if you want help with you know job credit so what you could argue whether that's wise.

But but that is part of a more empowered them.

What's -- these guys don't -- -- -- think governments too quick to raise taxes.

They think that -- too much when he's going to social programs.

Committed just like the rest of us.

Do you say no problem I want -- -- you know if so many are living -- and mom and dad they might talk a good game but they're not -- But there's an -- run them that.

We need go when you can't afford to go anywhere else and I don't think their first choice of little moment.

25%.

Didn't before because the economy -- home.

It just ended up there and they like to get out what does it set in and indentured type of them.

Kind of a pattern here where it's tough to get out these guys are really dependent upon adults.

They call their parents twice into the 40% -- the parents twice -- at least once today.

What I love my daughter -- -- mansion.

One out of five are calling their parents at least three times to -- really yet is that texting or calling texting calling emailing anything yeah.

Terry you watching you watching that's.

-- thank you very much greater pleasure very very good morning -- you -- give and take the vicinity of my daughter and see what happens.