Posted on 10/02/2018 6:06:51 AM PDT by Olog-hai
About half of young Americans expect to be financially better off than their parents, according to a new poll, a sign that the dream of upward mobility is alive but somewhat tempered.
The poll, by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV, found that half of 15- to 26-year-olds think they eventually will be better off than their parents in terms of household finances. About 29 percent expect to do as well as their parents, and 20 percent expect to be worse off.
Parents were slightly more optimistic: 60 percent think their children will do better than they did, a view that held true for parents across all income groups. Overall, only 12 percent of parents said that they felt their children might do worse. […]
Respondents were divided about how they expect the nation’s economy will fare in the year ahead. About 29 percent of young people expect the economy to improve, 30 percent expect it to get worse and 41 anticipate it will stay the same. Similarly, 35 percent of parents expect improvement, 27 percent expect conditions to get worse and 38 percent expect the economy to stay as is. …
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“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall night, she wants the young American …”Man, the AP is really trying to downplay this poll result. They are nervous.
No Trump credit.
Not even a hint.
But the fear they have of these “young Americans” voting against the Dems is palpable.
It will only be true if we stay on the same path. It can turn around in the other direction very suddenly under the wrong economic management.
Bad news for RATS!
Of course they do...15-26 year olds know EVERYTHING!!!
How do they expect to get there when so many of them are willing to vote for Socialists?
Should it fail, expect financial collapse.
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