Quit whining, AOC: Gen Z should THANK Boomers for what they're leaving behind
David Harsanyi
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she knows why socialism is on the rise: Blame it on the Boomers.
“Millennials and Gen Z combined, now for the first time, are eclipsing the number of Baby Boomers,” she explained recently.
“Young people overall feel a tremendous amount of betrayal about the world we’ve been left.”
It’s inarguable that younger generations feel this way.
The notion that Millennials and Gen Z are toiling in a uniquely grueling economic era, however, is utterly delusional.
But convincing young people they’ve been handed a broken world only fostered an unprecedented sense of hopelessness.
You are not victims of “oligarchs,” unfettered capitalism or any other imaginary monsters.
One of the most popular myths these days — you hear from both sides all the time — is that the American middle class is being gutted.
It’s simply not true. In 1980, 36% of American families were middle-class.
Only 31% of Americans are still in the middle class because the upper middle class has grown from 10% of households to over 30%.
The middle class is shrinking because the upper middle class is expanding.
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https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/opinion/quit-whining-aoc-gen-z-should-thank-boomers-for-what-theyre-leaving-behind/
