New York Times/CBS News poll finds deep pessimism about American economy

Published 4:04 pm Thursday, April 21, 2011

Americans are more pessimistic about the nation’s economic

outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time

since President Obama’s first two months in office, when the

country was still officially ensnared in the Great Recession,

according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

At a time of rising gas prices, stubborn unemployment and a

cacophonous debate in Washington over the federal

government’s ability to meet its future obligations, the poll

presents stark evidence that the slow, if unsteady, gains in

public confidence earlier this year that a recovery was under

way are now all but gone.

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