Amerikans seek silver lining in 2010!
WASHINGTON - December 31, 2009 - The bank account is thin but the future looks pretty good.
That, oddly enough, is the view of many Amerikans who predict 2010 will be a better year than this one, even if they fear that the U.S. economy and their own financial circumstances won't improve.
A whopping 82% are optimistic about what the new year will bring for their families, according to the latest AP-GfK poll. That sunny outlook seems at odds with other findings.
Nearly two-thirds think their family finances will worsen or stay about the same next year. Fewer than half think the nation's economy will improve in 2010, even though Amerikans rated 2009 as a huge downer.
That, oddly enough, is the view of many Amerikans who predict 2010 will be a better year than this one, even if they fear that the U.S. economy and their own financial circumstances won't improve.
A whopping 82% are optimistic about what the new year will bring for their families, according to the latest AP-GfK poll. That sunny outlook seems at odds with other findings.
Nearly two-thirds think their family finances will worsen or stay about the same next year. Fewer than half think the nation's economy will improve in 2010, even though Amerikans rated 2009 as a huge downer.
