A growing sense of economic uncertainty is spreading across the United States, according to a recent Wall Street Journal-NORC survey. Only 25% of respondents believe they have a solid opportunity to improve their financial well-being—a historic low since polling began in 1987. Additionally, over 75% expressed skepticism that future generations will enjoy a higher quality of life than the current one. n
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Faith in the American Dream Is Fading as Economic Pessimism Grips the Nation, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds – WSJ
America is becoming a nation of economic pessimists. n nA new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds that the share of people who say they have a good chance of improving their standard of living fell to 25%, a record low in surveys dating to 1987. More than three-quarters said they lack confidence that life for the next generation will be better than their own, the poll found.