Posted on 05/19/2005 4:48:01 AM PDT by pissant
The American spirit is alive and well: A landmark study released yesterday from a New Jersey medical school finds that the majority of us are overwhelmingly optimistic about the future, even if catastrophe looms on the horizon.
A sampling: 82 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 feel optimistic about their futures; 82 percent of those ages 25 to 44 do so as well; and 75 percent of those ages 45 to 64 and 64 percent of those 65 or older agree. Only 15 percent to 22 percent of the respondents say they have grown more pessimistic over the past five years.
The public's response flabbergasted the pollsters.
"What amazed us most was their determined optimism, even as they showed great concern about bad things happening in the world," said Dr. Donald Louria of the Department of Preventive Medicine & Community Health at the New Jersey Medical School in Newark, which conducted the study.
The study of 2,000 adults in four distinct age groups was conducted for the school by McLaughlin & Associates throughout April.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Naaaaaaaaaaah - over at DU, yes, but not here. See we know better, they won't be able to handle this news :)
sounds wonderful to me!!!!!
1. Global Warming is going to flood the world; cause massive droughts; and increase dramatically the number of tornados, hurricanes and tsunamis;
2. There are no new jobs and everyone that has one works at Wal-Mart of McDonalds.
3. Our health care system is worst then Cuba, no one has access to it.
4. We are on the verge of another great depression.
5. Housing prices are headed towards a free fall.
6. The only thing people can rely upon are government programs like Social Security.
Why don't people get it. These stories are reported on a daily basis. What is wrong with you people?
You got that right!
you forgot... it's all bush's fault ! LOL
A lot of us are descended from people who were optimistic enough about their future in this country to have boarded cramped, leaky, disease and lice infested ships to get here. The pessimists all stayed back in Europe. The results of this conscious self selection process are fairly obvious.
Cat juggling!!! Awccckkk!!!!!!!!!
CA
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