Gen Z Frustration Over Bidenflation, Economy Surfaces in Polls

Zoomers’ discontent with Bidenomics is manifesting in polls showing members of the young age group are listing the economy as their top priority going into the 2024 election.

A recent Gallup poll highlighted by Bloomberg shows people under the age of 30, known as Gen Z, are frustrated with rising prices and being unable to afford anything in the Biden economy.

“That’s Bad for Biden,” Bloomberg declared in a headline, noting in their article, “the growing list of grievances among those between the ages 18-29 is a worrying sign for Biden as he seeks a second term.”

“People in that age cohort are more than twice as likely to cite the economy as their top concern compared with older adults in recent Gallup data,” Bloomberg reoprts. “And while all voters are more worried about the economy now than they were heading into the 2020 presidential election, the pessimism has spiked the most among those under 30.”

The younger generation’s frustration has been palpable since they air all of their grievances on social media:

The struggle is real for the new generation, which is just now learning that working a 9-5 isn’t as easy as college. pic.twitter.com/FvAeYkTddt

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 25, 2023

A lot of people seem to think this mindset is unique to Gen Z. It’s not.

Every generation goes through this. Watch Reality Bites, where a group of 20-somethings in the early 90s deal with the exact same struggles and emotions as described in this video.

pic.twitter.com/7h1gAN3c7R

— Matthew Kobach 🍕 (@mkobach) October 20, 2023

The Gen-Z girl who complained about the 9-5 work schedule has a comment for Business Insider (which tried to find out where she works) about the stress of finding a job as a post-grad. She’s got a point. pic.twitter.com/4ExfWrELLF

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2023

Woman defends Gen-Z not wanting to work a 9-5 for the rest of their lives

“I don’t want to work my tail end off, wasting all of my life working, just to barely be able to pay my bills” pic.twitter.com/BxaTXjaxcd

— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) January 8, 2024

While a Biden campaign spokesman told Bloomberg he’s “fighting to lower costs for young Americans — forgiving student debt, lowering health and eliminating junk fees,” Trump’s team instead offered Gen Z “a safe, prosperous, and free nation that helps all young people achieve their American Dream.”

As the Biden admin attempts to appease young voters with things like student loan debt forgiveness, the mounting costs of inflation and high interest rates are counteracting those measures, as noted by Zero Hedge:

The Biden administration understands they desperately need Gen-Z and millennial support to win in November. They are trying everything in their power to buy votes by bailing out youngsters with student debt (despite the Supreme Court ruling). 

Youngsters are coming of age in one of the worst economic periods this nation has seen in a generation. Elevated inflation is crushing household finances.

With the election cycle well underway, there are mounting risks inflation could accelerate once again, and gas prices at the pump are rising.

Bidenomics has been a colossal failure, and young people are seeing that and are furious with the elderly, senile president who should be in a retirement home. Young people are beginning to understand they might never be able to afford the average American home as that dream died a long time ago. These frustrations are showing up in the polling data.