Conservatives can fight the rise of socialism by defending the American family

Young Americans are frustrated. They graduated into an economy battered by inflation. They watched home prices and mortgage rates climb beyond reach. Many have delayed marriage and children because they are worried they cannot afford the life their parents built. They increasingly wonder whether they will ever own a home, comfortably raise a family or achieve the American Dream.

The political left recognizes this frustration. New York City Mayor and other Democratic Socialists have attracted young supporters by promising sweeping government solutions: free childcare, free transportation, government-run grocery stores, rent freezes and taxpayer-funded everything.

These promises are fiscally unsustainable, but that is beside the point politically. Socialists are speaking directly to a generation that believes the system is no longer working for them, and they are offering an ambitious vision for changing it.

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Conservatives cannot answer that vision by simply saying, "No."

If we want to win the next generation, we must answer their central question: How will you help me build a family and a future?

Our answer should not come through a larger welfare state, greater government control or a Marxist agenda that would ultimately leave Americans poorer and less free. It should come through greater freedom for families to build their own futures.

That is why we are proposing the Young American Family Act.

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The idea is simple: Married couples under the age of 35 who have at least one child would pay no This would not be an inflationary stimulus check, a complicated new tax credit or another federal bureaucracy. Washington would not decide how families should spend the benefit. It would simply let families keep more of the money they worked to earn.

The policy would provide its greatest benefit during the most financially demanding years of family life. Young couples could use that money to purchase their first home, pay for childcare, save for retirement, invest in their childrens education, or build the financial reserve that makes having another child possible.

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The Young American Family Act represents a fundamentally different vision from socialism. The left says government should tax your income, build a new program and determine which benefits you receive. Conservatives should say that families — not the federal government — know best how to build their future with their money.

This debate could not arrive at a more urgent moment.

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America is confronting fertility rates near historic lows, declining marriage and delayed homeownership. The provisional fertility rate fell again in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These trends carry long-term consequences, including