External shocks affect populations’ political perceptions and behavior. Looking at how the economic crisis impacted Europe in the late 2000’s and early 2010’s, I aim at understanding how this external shock affected voter’s perceptions and ultimately voters' behavior. For a better understanding of this impact at this level, I use a survey experiment. More specifically I ask: how do external shocks frame political preferences on income inequalities? I analyse how the exposure to an economic shock may have affected attitudes on income distribution. I expect that a negative impact of the shock will boost support of income inequality issues along time. Nevertheless, there is a strong partisanship effect in what regards the defense of income inequality. As individuals are more likely to align around their ideological preferences, citizens with more left party alignments will more likely defend the reduction of income inequality, and right wing aligned the less. The economic shock should contribute to reinforce already existing preferences.