Americans Want a Change in the Economic Climate
It is easy to fall into an apocalyptic mood when breathing in smokey air beneath the ochre sun that has hovered above the northeast U.S. this week. The mind races toward metaphors of impending misery even though we know that it is not a malevolent deity but wildfires in Canada that has sent us this affliction.
“Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning,” the old saying goes.
The American people have been seeing a red sky above the economy for quite some time. The latest results from the Economist/YouGov poll demonstrate that despite unemployment staying below four percent since January of last year, Americans are deeply unhappy about the economy.
Let’s start with the most general question: How would you describe the state of the economy? Just four…