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+## Generational Wealth Gap
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+#### Younger people face unique systemic disadvantages, such as unemployment, lack of housing, and student debt, indicative of an inadequate economy
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+* [Financial Times: Leatherby 17](https://www.ft.com/content/e5246526-8c2c-11e7-a352-e46f43c5825d)
+ * Compared to previous generations at the same age, millennials and younger people:
+ * Are more **unemployed**
+ * Own **fewer homes** themselves
+ * Are failing to out-earn their parents
+ * Are burdened with record **student debt**
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