OPINION

The American public’s great depression

Townhall Staff
Townhall Staff  |  Jun 09, 2011
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A new CNN/Opinion Research poll shows that nearly half of Americans think a new Great Depression is likely to occur in the next year.

Whether or not that Great Depression actually materializes in the economy, it’s pretty obvious that a (lower-case) great depression already exists when it comes to the American psyche, and it’s casting a pall over the 2012 race for president.