Gen Z doesn't love the US like boomers do. That doesn't bode well for our future.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Will Biden listen on student loans?
50% : Along with the decline in patriotism, young Americans view capitalism - the driving force behind the U.S. economy - in a much less rosy light than older generations.
49% : It seems the message that progressive Democrats are peddling about the "evils" of capitalism is resonating with this new generation.
47% : Just two years earlier, however, the margin was much larger: 58% viewed capitalism favorably; 38% did not.
45% : Biden's messaging about student loan cancellation, for example, has been targeted directly at Gen Z.
40% : A 2021 poll from Axios and Momentive found that 18- to 34-year-olds were split pretty evenly between those who viewed capitalism positively (49%) and negatively (46%).
31% : Gen Z harbors especially negative feelings about capitalism, with 54% having a negative view and just 42% having a positive view.

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