Rasmussen Poll: Majority of Americans Say Depression Ahead

Newsmax ^ | 6-7-2022 | Charlie McCarthy

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A majority of Americans said they believe the U.S. is headed for another Great Depression, according to the latest Rasmussen survey.

A total of 55% of respondents said another 1930s-like depression was likely over the next few years — the highest finding since 2009, Rasmussen Reports said.

Of that total, 25% said they thought another depression was very likely.

The Rasmussen survey found that 34% don't think another depression was likely, and 11% were not sure.

The survey of 1,000 adults was conducted May 11-12.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday said the U.S. faced the "very real risk of recession if not depression" in the first year of President Joe Biden's term.

"There was a very real risk of recession if not depression, and an American rescue plan has made enormous differences in communities across the country," Buttigieg told ABC News.

Based on the Rasmussen survey, not everyone agreed with Buttigieg.

Only 28% of respondents said they think the stock market will be higher a year from now — 33% said it will be lower. Another 20% said they expected the stock market to be about the same, while another 19% were not sure.

Republicans (48%) more than Democrats (24%) or unaffiliated Americans (30%) said they believed the stock market will be lower a year from now.

Republicans (71%) also were more likely to think another Great Depression was likely in the next few years. Only 42% of Democrats and 54% of the unaffiliated agreed.

Asked whether today's children will be better off than their parents, only 20% said they will be — a decline from 28% in 2018.

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[Huskrrrr]

I’d say a civil war is more likely.

[Born in 1950]

Way too rosy, imo.

[butlerweave]

democrats a very depressing

[MtnClimber]

The sentiment can cause it.

[EBH]

It is good people are seeing it finally.

It cannot be stopped at this point. “Soft landing” eh?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I keep up with the news and I’m depressed right now.

[dfwgator]

[HighSierra5]

Ahead?

[Starboard]

It is good people are seeing it finally.

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But most cannot see that THEY were enablers of the coming disaster. Ignorance has a price.

[The Louiswu]

The USA as it was, whatever it was, say around the 1950s is gone and will never return. What comes next, what those of us over 60 or so won’t be around for, will look a lot like Chinese style democracy.

There won’t be a shooting Civil War here, I’m convinced, now more than ever, that most folks will rather be “Red, than Dead”. Most will try to cling to some version of what they think the good old days were supposed to be like. The next generations will be completely and entirely indoctrinated on the concept that they must rely on the government from cradle to grave for everything.

My advice is make the most of what life has to offer now, don’t worry about the future.

[Vendome]

Don’t know about depression but, a recession is definitely going to happen...

[Pollard]

A total of 55% of respondents said another 1930s-like depression was likely over the next few years — the highest finding since 2009

Welcome to obama 3.0

[Dogbert41]

But what would be worse? Trump in office with those mean Twitter Tweets! That’s what!!!

[Caipirabob]

Stolen election, feeble pedophile shartmonger sitting in the white hole, insane trannies and worse running the countries economy into the ground as an excuse to push socialism on the people and “offer them free goodies” to “beat inflation”…

Who could blame any American for having a dismal outlook on the next six months?

[The Louiswu]

“ next six months? ”

Six months?! Try 6 years or more.

[Caipirabob]

will look a lot like Chinese style democracy.

Even scarier as the chicoms economy is in far worse shape than our own and their scumbag leaders are running short of ways to conceal it. On top of it, despite the new “3 child policy” the population is no longer replacing itself and in a few years they will have one of the largest geriatric population on the planet.

[Caipirabob]

I was trying to be an optimist. I will take the “L” here…Lol!

[rellic]

I’m on a fixed income. Pensions are based mostly on real estate and farm land production.
I hate any inflation!
I welcome any roll back of prices
artificially increased by Democrats.
Depression works for me.

[EvilCapitalist]

For me, the depression started on January 20th, 2021 at noon.