Take 1: The Big Problem
The housing crisis is a pressing issue for Generation Z as we begin adulthood. We face incredibly high housing prices that make renting challenging and buying a Herculean task. We are increasingly aware of our plight as we watch the ability to reach financial stability and independence grow further away.
If the next administration addressed affordable housing, our generation would have the opportunity to consider raising children. Without assistance, our future will continue to be grossly limited.
-Alexis Berridge
Take 2: Gen Z’s Looming Dystopia
Imagine a future where you cannot afford a house. So instead you rent from Blackrock, a corporate landlord. They don't allow tenants to own guns or to showcase political lawn signs as a part of their lease agreements.
You have just lost access to both the first and second amendments at the hands of
a corporate entity who borrows money from the Fed at 1.5% when you borrow at 7%. You have been undercut, shaken down and stripped of your rights. This future is hardly fictional, it is in the forecast.
In this coming world, Gen Z will be unable to live as their parents did. The American dream is terminal.
If there is one thing Zoomers need this election for, it is to prevent this imminent future. The dystopian corporatocracy which looms over the heads of Gen Z must be disbanded.
-Ryan Dulaney
Take 3: No Planet, No Future: Gen Z Needs Climate Action First
For Gen Z, climate change isn’t just another issue—it’s the issue. Every year that passes without serious action brings us closer to an irreversible turning point. While older generations might see climate policy as a “long-term” goal, it will inevitably be Gen Z’s mess to clean up.
Why climate? Because nothing else matters if we don’t have a planet to stand on. Job growth, healthcare reform, education—all of it hinges on having a stable world in which to live. Without an administration that tackles the climate crisis now, we won’t be able to handle the effects of unstable weather, living conditions, agriculture, and infrastructure, among several other consequences.
Thus, with an urgency felt by no other generation, Gen Z needs a government that not only acknowledges the problem but also takes transformative action. Without action, America’s youth will be left with a future defined by crisis rather than opportunity.
-Nirati Iyer
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