diff --git a/wealth_inequality/generational_wealth_gap.md b/wealth_inequality/generational_wealth_gap.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..54a2e96 --- /dev/null +++ b/wealth_inequality/generational_wealth_gap.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +## Generational Wealth Gap + +#### Younger people face unique systemic disadvantages, such as unemployment, lack of housing, and student debt, indicative of an inadequate economy + +* [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** + + + + + +