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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre You Better Off Than 4 Years Ago? A 3 question poll by CNN.
http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/economy/are-you-better-off/Asks about income, savings, and housing. Here's the current percentages.
Income - 66% Yes 34% - No
Savings - 59% Yes 41% - No
Housing - 49% Yes 51% -No
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Are You Better Off Than 4 Years Ago? A 3 question poll by CNN. (Original Post)
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2012
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silvershadow
(10,336 posts)1. done! nt
savalez
(3,517 posts)2. bump
ellenfl
(8,660 posts)3. no raise (but i still have a job), home value plummeted but iras went up. am i better off?
better than i would be if mccain or wilbur . . . i mean, willard . . . was president. we still have to get the house and senate back, though.
ellen fl
dkf
(37,305 posts)4. I'm not sure my own wealth gains have out paced my share of the national debt.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)5. I answered honestly...
.. but I won't post those answers because it might send the cheerleading squad into meltdown flame mode.