Generation Opportunity today announced a new social media platform, the Facebook page "Gas Prices Are Too Damn High," with over 400,000 fans. The page provides a forum for young Americans hit hard by the rising cost of gasoline coupled with the financial stress caused by the poor economy and lack of economic opportunity, according to a news release.
The gas prices page adds to the 2.4 million young people Generation Opportunity already communicates with through its popular Facebook pages "Being American by GO" and "The Constitution by GO."
"Gas prices are a one-two punch to young people in this poor economy," said Paul T. Conway, president of Generation Opportunity and former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Labor.
"Rapidly rising gas prices are hitting young people across the country particularly hard, exponentially increasing the cost of most activities they engage in and adding to their costs in finding a job or getting to work," he added.
According to a 2011 poll commissioned by Generation Opportunity, 61 percent of young adults rated energy dependency among the top three national security issues facing the United States, along with national debt and indebtedness to foreign powers.
In the same poll, 70 percent of young adults indicated they would increase the production of domestic energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.
Also, according to the poll, 77 percent of young Americans indicated they either have or will delay major life decisions as a result of the poor economy, including decisions to start a family, have children, buy a home, and save for retirement.
Generation Opportunity focuses on issues related to increasing economic opportunity and advancing American competitiveness and organizes young people through online voter registration, online training guides and other tactics.
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