Danny Townsend

Financial Truth Commission - something to tweet about

Friday, 08/14/2009 - 10:20 am by Danny Townsend | 1 Comment

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Danny Townsend, a Yale senior, explains why young people care about having a rigorous Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

The news isn’t that new: young people are getting hammered by the recession. While people of all generations have been suffering the pains of cut paychecks, layoffs, furloughs, and otherwise having their careers and lives put on hold, the youngest members of the work force are feeling like they might never make it out of the starting gate. No matter where you stand in the bracket of 16-25-year-olds, prospects are dim. Thinking of higher education? Enjoy the prospect of rising tuition, diminishing…

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