Polls: Americans See Recovery a "Long Way Off," Economy Still Worsening

[cieldumort]

Gallup, USATODAY:
Americans See Economic Recovery a Long Way Off
Two-thirds (67%) believe it will be two or more years before recovery starts

Americans are thinking in terms of years, not months, when pondering how much longer it will be before the U.S. economy starts to recover. The vast majority (67%) believe it will be at least two years before a

Comments

[sophiaserpentia]

How can it possibly be so difficult for them to comprehend that only the people at the top are thriving right now, and them only because they got massively bailed out?

[sophiaserpentia]

Oh, right. Economists are the folks who actually bought into that "trickle-down" happy horsesh*t 30 years ago.

[cieldumort]

aye

[ankh_f_n_khonsu]

How many weeks ago was it that you were proseltyzing a "bull" position?

[cieldumort]

I share both sides in this community when the arguments are cogent. Which is also why I agree with many of your opinions, even if I challenge them from time to time.

[ankh_f_n_khonsu]

Given the context of the community and the discussion, that sounds like a very reasonable and dignified strategy.

[cieldumort]

I try. Obviously, I still have biases. For months I openly questioned the end of the recession. Now I simply concede that the recession is probably technically over, and a recovery of sorts has begun - for the select few.

[peristaltor]

That first poll sucks by prevaricating. It doesn't give people the option of saying "It won't recover, not like it was, ever."

Respondees are forced to the fifth option of "I dunno," even when they may have a definite opinion.

[cieldumort]

good point

[peristaltor]

Actually, after I posted this, I realized how close that question is to Stephen Colbert's "George W. Bush: Great president or greatest president?" poll. It differs only in degree.

[cieldumort]

The greatest great that ever out-greated the greatest greats of all time!