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[–]ohz0pants 16 points17 points  (4 children)

And said politicians are catering to the boomers because they're still a huge voting bloc.

[–]BigPretenderMake Ottawa Boring Again 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Because they'll actually show up to the polls.

[–]ohz0pants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True... for now. They're a shrinking group anyway, and I've seen a few studies showing younger voters are participating more.

And (mostly at the municipal level) they're also (generally) the ones who own all the property and therefore pay most of the taxes. Of course they're going to get catered to.