The end result: More Millennials believe they got screwed economically, which has downstream consequences for their political attitudes and values. More feel that the system isn’t working. More will be attracted to government policies that alleviate financial burdens, such as college loan forgiveness, childcare subsidies, and housing subsidies. More will criticize capitalism and champion socialism. In a 2018 Gallup poll surveying Millennials and Gen Z, more 18- to 29-year-olds had a positive view of socialism (51%) than had a positive view of capitalism (45%).
