Town Hall (Jonah Goldberg): Economy of Words
... Obviously, there is real economic pain out there. Food and energy costs are rising too fast and by too much. The mortgage crisis is real.
But while Americans don't like the direction the country is heading, and hate high gas prices, they're pretty satisfied with their lives. Some 94 percent of Americans polled by Harris Interactive this month said they were satisfied with the lives they lead. According to Gallup, only 9 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs and only 13 percent are dissatisfied with their job security. The unemployment rate is at a five-year high of 5.7 percent, but it wasn't long ago when that was considered close to full employment....
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