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Economic Turnaround?

by THE AMERICAN last modified Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Most Americans think it won’t happen soon.

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How long will it be before the U.S. economy improves? According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans are pessimistic: 75 percent of them say it will take a year or more for the economy to begin recovering, including 20 percent who say it will take five years or more. The average response was two years. Source: The Gallup Organization, March 2008.

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