A Stacked Deck From the Start According to Oxford Economics, youth unemployment has jumped significantly in just the past year. Specifically: Unemployment for 20–24-year-olds is up 2.1 percentage points. For 16–19-year-olds, it’s up 3.5 points. Meanwhile, those over 25? Barely touched. That disparity isn’t some random fluctuation—it’s the result of an economy designed to protect capital holders and punish laborers, especially inexperienced ones. The younger you are, the more disposable you are in the modern corporate cost structure—especially in a system increasingly relying on automation, AI, and financialization over people. And don't forget: these younger generations were born into massive public debt, inflated asset prices, and a surveillance economy, with zero say in any of it. High Costs, Low Return:…
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