The University of Chicago's GenForward Survey of Americans ages 18 to 34 finds that 62 percent think "We need a strong government to handle today's complex economic problems," with just 35 percent saying "The free market can handle these problems without government being involved."
Overall, 49 percent in this group hold a favorable opinion of capitalism-and 45 percent have a positive view of socialism.
Socialism gets higher marks than capitalism from Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and African-Americans.
Sixty-one percent of Democrats take a positive view of socialism-and so do 25 percent of Republicans.
A survey last year found that only 26 percent of baby boomers would prefer to live in a socialist country.
What explains this generational divergence? The first factor is that young adults may take for granted the bounty capitalism has bestowed, from cellphones to inexpensive air travel to an endless array of food and beverage options.
Obama left office with a 77 percent approval rating among millennials.
http://reason.com/archives/2018/05/21/why-young-americans-are-drawn-to-sociali
Overall, 49 percent in this group hold a favorable opinion of capitalism-and 45 percent have a positive view of socialism.
Socialism gets higher marks than capitalism from Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and African-Americans.
Sixty-one percent of Democrats take a positive view of socialism-and so do 25 percent of Republicans.
A survey last year found that only 26 percent of baby boomers would prefer to live in a socialist country.
What explains this generational divergence? The first factor is that young adults may take for granted the bounty capitalism has bestowed, from cellphones to inexpensive air travel to an endless array of food and beverage options.
Obama left office with a 77 percent approval rating among millennials.
http://reason.com/archives/2018/05/21/why-young-americans-are-drawn-to-sociali
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