Most Better Off Today Than 4 Years Ago

This surprises me....

March 30, 2006/Rasmussen--Fifty-five percent (55%) of Americans say they are better off today than they were four years ago. A Rasmussen Reports national opinion poll of 5,000 adults found that 36% disagree and say they are not better off.

The sense of progress is found across most demographic groups. Fifty-six percent (56%) of men and 54% of women say they are better off today. That view is shared by 55% of white A
mericans, 52% of black Americans, and 58% of all other Americans.

There are some difference--retired Americans are less likely than working age Americans to say they are better off.

This sense of progress comes at a time when only one-third of Americans rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent.

Talk about a disconnect. This is classic "I'm fine but the other guys hurting." Don't believe your lyin eyes and oh, btw, pay know attention to the man behind the curtain. That's the sort of scenario you get with a relentlessly hostile press and a gullible public all too happy to buy into their propaganda.