"We’re in Crisis..."
"...but I'm OK." It's an American mantra.
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Americans are more optimistic about how things are closer to home than about national conditions, a finding that is fairly consistent in public opinion polling. According to a recent poll by Harris Interactive, 76 percent of Americans say that things in their personal lives are “going in the right direction,” compared to just 23 percent that say that about the country as a whole. Those with more income record slightly more satisfaction than those with less: 88 percent of people making $100,000 or more per year say things in their personal lives are going in the right direction, compared to the 63 percent of people making $35,000 a year or less who say so. Source: Harris Interactive, February 2008.