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CNN exposes massive 50-point shift in how young voters see their future

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CNN host John Berman spoke with data analyst Harry Enten on Monday about new numbers showing that younger generations are losing faith in the "American Dream." Calling it the "great American promise," Berman said that for centuries the pledge has been that each generation will be better off than their parents. After the 2007-2008 economic crash that began to turn. Now, amid another Middle East war and economic slump, another generation is being hit with a bad job market and wages that don't keep pace with inflation. In numbers showing " life opportunities versus your parents' generation," 18-29 year olds in 2000 believed that their lives would be better than their parents to the tune of 72 percent. Only 5 percent said that they thought things would be "worse." That number changed dramatically among younger adults in 2016. "Then it was 23 percent in 2016," who believed that life would be worse. "Now. Oh my God, that is what Johnny B is saying on the side of the screen there, the majorit