A new poll of so-called "Millennials," or voters between the age of 18-29, shows their political views to be conflicted, contradictory and "totally incoherent" according to one analysis.
62 percent of Millennials think spending should be lowered, for example, yet 62 percent think spending on infrastructure should be increased. 58 percent want to see taxes cut overall, though two-thirds would like to see taxes raised on the wealthy.
And as an Atlantic article on the poll points out, over four in ten seem to favor the idea of socialism, yet less than half of those who do can actually describe it:
Forty-two percent of Millennials think socialism is preferable to capitalism, but only 16 percent of Millennials could accurately define socialism in the survey.
The poll also shows that Millennials generally lean liberal on economic issues, for example, but their views become decidedly more conservative once they start making more money. For those making less than $20,000 a year, only 39 percent think the Government should not close the income gap. Once the income rises over $40,000 a year, however, more than half the respondents thought the government should not close the gap.




