2019年美国著名民调机构盖洛普，发布了一项关于美国人对资本主义和社会主义看法的调查。结果显示在55岁以上的美国人中，有68%认为资本主义更优越，在40-54岁的人中有61%认为资本主义更优越，但是在39岁以下的美国人中只有51%的人认为资本主义优于社会主义，49%的人认为社会主义优于资本主义[17]。在美国的年轻人中支持社会主义和支持资本主义的美国年轻人已经到了势均力敌的地步。

美国人对资本主义（深绿）和社会主义（浅绿）的看法，左侧为18-39岁，中间为40-54岁，右侧为55岁以上（Gallop）

“社会主义”之于当下美国的年轻人，是会随着年岁增长而折损消逝的青春理想，抑或是长期的政治信仰，现在下结论还为时过早。我们可以知道的是，持续飞涨的生存成本和停滞不前的工资，让越来越多的年轻人感到生活难以为继。然而在美国这个资本主义的桥头堡，改变近在眼前，却又远在天边。

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[16] https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/10/17/163074704/manufacturing-jobs-arent-coming-back-no-matter-whos-president

[17] https://news.gallup.com/poll/268766/socialism-popular-capitalism-among-young-adults.aspx

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