BRINGING into FOCUS
Mayson Taylor A Gen Z’er, market researcher, writer, and blogger. Grew up in the flooring industry, she is now a senior at High Point University in North Carolina and works with PFR Magazine as a new section editor.
S tocks are plummeting, prices are increasing, and there is talk of a recession on the rise, what does this mean for the future? In recent news, tariffs have created a significant impact to every single industry out there that requires trading between other countries. Whether buying gas for your tank or buying flooring for your new house, all is becoming deeply impacted by the tariffs. The United States economy has become radically different ever since the trade battles with impactful countries like China, have been brought into effect. How are these tariffs going to affect the future generations? Specifically, Generation Z, the age group that is now able to buy their first home and accomplish adult purchases that they have been working towards their entire life. How are they meant to cope with their wallets coming under attack? GENERATION Z & THE TANGLE OF TARIFFS
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Thrifting, farmers markets,
and small businesses have become the lifeline of the generation.”
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