Can young Americans still have a better life than their parents? We want to know

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Ads for rental apartments are posted on the window of a real estate agent’s office in Brooklyn, N.Y., during the summer of 2022. (Spencer Platt | Getty Images)Generation Z and millennials have come of age during periods of financial uncertainty, from the recession in the early 2000s to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as these generations navigate adulthood, how much are financial barriers standing in their way? Younger Americans make up the largest share of the labor force and are on track to surpass previous generations in educational attainment. Share your answers with us in the form below, and you could be featured in an upcoming story.