## 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**