The underlying premise here is that we live in a free market economy that isn’t rigged against young people. Ben tends to emphasize “personal responsibility” more than blaming the cartelized economy we have today, and then he wonders why people turn to socialism. It’s because people like Ben speak as if we live in a capitalistic system. Do you ever hear him talk about the Federal Reserve and how it’s the engine of inflation and debt? How often does he blame the Fed for making it harder for young Americans to have personal responsibility? What him and GDP-go-up libertarians miss is the most important observation from Mises: economic value is subjective, and that means that people might “irrationally” value their land, family, and roots more than a cheaper standing of living. Once you get that, it’s easier to understand why resentment grows against the policymakers that make their lives too expensive.