{"id":25565,"date":"2019-07-23T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=25565"},"modified":"2019-07-23T21:11:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T02:11:07","slug":"millennial-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/07\/23\/millennial-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Millennial Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millennials today face different problems than the generations before them. Millennials are people who will reach young adulthood in the 21st century. They are also sometimes called Generation Y and are born between the years 1981-1996. Millennials face problems that previous generations did not.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first problem millennials face would be the fact that they have college degrees and are seeing no increase in pay. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewsocialtrends.org\/essay\/millennial-life-how-young-adulthood-today-compares-with-prior-generations\/\">Pew Research Center<\/a>, Millennials appear to have accumulated slightly less income than older generations had at the same age. Millennials seem to be making the same amount as Generation X in 2001.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/07\/23\/millennial-problems\/attachment\/8654368660_2dc0cc2f57_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8654368660_2dc0cc2f57_o.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"275,183\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8654368660_2dc0cc2f57_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8654368660_2dc0cc2f57_o.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8654368660_2dc0cc2f57_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25595\" width=\"370\" height=\"246\"\/><figcaption>(Kristine Griff|Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second problem millennials face are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/millennials-genz-mental-illness-spike-mid-2000s-1362669\">mental issues<\/a>. Between social media and pressure from society depression and other major mental issues are on the rise.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/07\/23\/millennial-problems\/attachment\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;5800 Xpres&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1256459403&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;119&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o-874x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o.jpg?fit=874%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25596\" width=\"284\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o-768x900.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4211183510_f8e5e8bbd6_o-874x1024.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><figcaption>(Moninal|Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third issue millennials face is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/08\/15\/millennials-have-42000-in-debt.html\">debt<\/a>. Millennials have thousands of dollars of debt due to credit card debt and school loans. On average, millennials have between $30,000-$40,000 accumulated debt between credit cards and school debt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/07\/23\/millennial-problems\/attachment\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"advertising-back-casual-164571-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25598\" width=\"424\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/advertising-back-casual-164571-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><figcaption>(Pixabay|Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kenya Dawson Jackson<br><\/strong>Intern<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millennials today face different problems than the generations before them. Millennials are people who will reach young adulthood in the 21st century. They are also sometimes called Generation Y and are born between the years 1981-1996. 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