Hope and Change - a couple years later
Life in America? Not so good. From
Breitbart:
Harris Poll: Only a third of U.S. adults qualify as very happy
Only a third of U.S. adults say they are very happy -- minorities show particularly pronounced declines in the past two years, a U.S. survey indicates.
A Harris Poll of 2,345 U.S. adults surveyed online April 10-15 by Harris Interactive found certain groups, such as minorities, recent graduates and the disabled, trended downward in the last couple of years.
"Our happiness index offers insight into what's on the minds of Americans today and is a reflection of the state of affairs in our country," Regina Corso, senior vice president of the Harris Poll, said in a statement. "While the attitudes on the economy may be improving, we're seeing that this is not translating into an improvement in overall happiness."
Since last measured two years ago, the Happiness Index was especially low among the Hispanic-American population. It is important to note that a causal link cannot be established, it might not be a coincidence that this drop coincides with a political landscape that has seen frequent, sometimes contentious, discussion of immigration policy in recent months, Corso said.
Shades of Jimmy Carter's 'malaise' -- people are pointing to the smallest upticks in the economy and calling it the greatest thing since sliced bread. A drowning man grasping at anything.
We really need to get some adults in the other Washington.
Posted by DaveH at June 1, 2013 8:36 AM