Gen Z and millennial Americans are feeling increasingly demoralized about their economic prospects, and some say their concerns have gone unaddressed by elected officials. In communities of all kinds, voters in their 20s and 30s are confronting a financial reality of rising costs, mounting debt and minimal wage growth. Many described a similar reality one where economic worries loom large over their everyday lives and erode their faith in the ability of those in power.
"It's the unofficial-official position of Black America. They can fix it. Right after comes 'and I'm getting the fuck out. Why stay? We did what we could. Amerikkka is a dead-end.'"