Why Social Security is a third rail, while education is defunded. Old people vote. Younger ones don't.

[CousinIT]

“The reason that Social Security is the third rail of politics, rather than education spending, is because old people vote and young people don’t.”

The culprit? Lack of civics education in North Carolina (and around the United States)

It isn't prioritized, and most of the time, it isn't even included.

https://carolinapublicpress.org/72172/nc-lags-in-civic-engagement-gaps-in-civics-learning-part-of-the-problem/