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Cole Cooper: Young people need something more than old capitalist theories

In his Oct. 20 Salt Lake Tribune commentary, "Not all young voters are attracted to socialism,” Grayson Massey acknowledges that young Americans face deeply concerning issues. Yet he believes that young people need/want strong conservative leaders and policies. Furthermore, Grayson implies some of his generation are "starting to buy into the socialist ideals they’re being sold, but the majority of us are not falling for that rhetoric.”

The truth is that the majority of my generation are looking for an alternative socio-economic system and the conservative solutions he offers have been proven to be outdated, and quality-of-life degrading, failures.