Age is an influential factor not only on political parties in general, but also on political socialization. The era we are born into influences the opinions we adopt. Furthermore, our individual experiences are unique compared to others, so this can be a deciding factor in adopting a belief. Personally, age helped shape my beliefs to adopt policies that would need to be pushed through the legislature, in part because of my experience. To be specific, on the issue of Medicare, I don't believe we should pay taxes because of factors that affect the government and not us specifically. In the book, many young people oppose taxes to fund Medicare, while older people, on the other hand, oppose all