Gen Z voters told us the midterms will boil down to affording life, not social issues Gen Z voters told us the midterms will boil down to affording life, not social issues MarketWatch talked to younger voters who said many life goals feel unattainable for their generation Roughly one-third of Gen Z-ers said inflation was the most important issue facing the U.S., compared to 24% among all respondents, a recent YouGov poll found. /iStockphoto Matthew Blankley has a 40-hour-per-week job in public relations. Recently, he also started working as a theater usher four nights per week. Blankley, 24, didn’t set out to work 60-hour weeks, but the pay from his full-time job was only covering the essentials in New York City: an apartment he shares with a roommate, food and transportation.
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