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Are millennials also the first generation to have lower standards of living than their parents? I think housing costs is the biggest part of that.
Political leanings are always influenced by wealth
If you are wealthy and have a chance of becoming even more wealthy ... being a conservative is great because it ensures you keep your wealth and probably gain more
If you are not wealthy ... you have to support socialism because it's your only chance of having a life or even gaining any bit of wealth or control of your life.
That's why people traditionally moved right as they aged. However, millennials are bucking the trend is the point.
It is also posited that as you age, you're more likely to have family and think about their immediate needs rather than society at large.
However, it can be just greed. The problem for conservatives is that they have tipped the balance so much that the divide is much greater and inequality greater, so they need to convince people to vote against their interests. The bottom 90% are far better off under more social measures.
I'm pretty sure their point is that millennials are unable to accrue enough wealth to become conservative.