一种被称为“Z世代社会主义”的新运动正通过提出价格管制和财富税等自我优先的经济政策来吸引选民，以应对人们对通胀、住房和人工智能的担忧。主流中左翼政党，如美国民主党提出免除超过一半纳税人的联邦所得税，正越来越多地采纳这些民粹主义主张以进行竞争。

然而，批评者指出，这些政策——包括租金管制和高额财富税——会摧毁房屋建造和创新的动力，最终危害经济繁荣，正如欧洲几十年的低增长和阿根廷一个世纪的相对衰退所证实的那样。自由市场自由主义者必须对资本主义进行更强有力的辩护，指出全球实际收入、人均预期寿命和极端贫困率的降低均处于历史最好水平。

为了应对这一崛起，中间派政府必须通过建设充足的住房、减轻年轻人的税收负担以及改革遗产税和财产税，来直接解决驱动民众不满的问题。他们还必须通过分配资本所有权等积极主张来应对人工智能带来的冲击，而不是诉诸于政府就业保障或停建数据中心。

A new movement of Gen-Z socialism is gaining traction by proposing me-first economic policies, such as price controls and wealth taxes, to address concerns about inflation, housing, and AI. Mainstream centrist parties, like the Democrats in America who propose exempting over half of tax filers from federal income tax, are increasingly adopting these populist ideas to compete.

However, critics argue that these policies, including rent controls and high wealth taxes, would destroy incentives to build housing and innovate, ultimately threatening prosperity as seen in Europe's low-growth funk or Argentina's century of decline. Free-market liberals must mount a punchier defense of capitalism, pointing out that global real incomes, life expectancy, and poverty reduction are at historic highs.

To counter this rise, centrist governments must directly solve issues driving discontent by building abundant housing, reducing tax burdens on the young, and reforming inheritance and property taxes. They must also address the disruption of AI through positive prescriptions like distributed capital ownership rather than state-enforced job guarantees or moratoriums.

Source: How to fight back against Gen-Z socialism

Subtitle: The me-first doctrine is a threat to prosperity

Dateline: June 4th 2026