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Inflation Spike is First for Millennials and Gen Z-ers

March 27, 2022

The U.S. has seen at least four major spikes in inflation in the last hundred years. Soaring prices for housing, gas and groceries have stretched Americans’ wallets — and stress levels. For Gen Z-ers and millennials, many graduated into the Great Recession and lower starting salaries, the latest spike is complicating purchasing hopes even further. Soledad O’Brien talks with Linda Nazareth, economist, futurist and host of the podcast “Work and the Future.”

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