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Gen Z and Capitalism: What Nine Percent Actually Means
25 August 2026

Gen Z and Capitalism: What Nine Percent Actually Means

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A single CBS News poll stat went viral this week, and both the left and right ran with it as proof that Gen Z has turned socialist. Charlie Cruz breaks down what the poll actually measured, what the headline skipped, and why two opposing camps needed the same number to mean the same thing.