Posted on 01/12/2015 5:29:15 AM PST by IBD editorial writer
The recession technically ended 5-1/2 years ago, but the public is only now — in the wake of falling gasoline prices and the GOP election victory last November — starting to believe it, the latest IBD/TIPP Poll shows.
The January survey found that 59% say the economy is improving, up from just 45% two months ago. And while nearly half said the economy was still in a recession last summer, only 37% say that's the case today.
More than a quarter (28%) believe the economy will improve over the next six months, which is up from 19% who thought so last October.
At the same time, 46% now say they're satisfied with federal economic policies meant to keep the economy going in the right direction. While that's less than half, the satisfaction rate was just 39% two months ago.
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The problem with these polls is that the average American doesn’t know who their senator is much less whether the economy is getting better or not.
Since they’ve been cooking the books it becomes harder to determine the truth inside a fog of lies. Personal income has finally stopped declining only last year. I suspect the drop in energy prices is why. Nothing to do with our rotten oligarchy elites.
The Wall Street recipients of Obama's largesse will now crash the markets and blame it on the economic policies of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
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