Millennials and like-minded X-ennials, Gen-Zers please, let's start getting our "Boomers" out of their comfort zone. Open their eyes to see things have changed around our hometown(s) & more can be done to make the place we call home, better.
If you listen to the news or read polls, you're most likely a little confused. Most polls are national and don't really reflect the true nature of things locally.
So I figured we could do our own people poll. Are you game? It's easy to take and requires no special skills and one other thing, it's free.
Are you better off now than you were four years ago? So far, half of our listeners say they're
Over the last few months, there has been some data that suggests the sluggish economy could be improving. Mainly, the unemployment rate, which has dropped to 8.3 percent after reaching a 26-year high of 10 percent in late 2009. However, according to a new survey from Poll Postion, the public is split on whether America is entering into a period of economic recovery.
While the county has been going through an extended period of economic decline and uncertainty, a solid majority of Americans still think that they are ahead of where their parents were financially.
While many college grads are only too happy to fly their parents’ nest and get a place of their own, the dip in the economy has meant some can’t — or won’t — until they feel more financially able to do so comfortably. What does this mean for the economy? Unfortunately, nothing good.
Check your tax return from last year. If you paid taxes, you may have paid more, percentage-wise, than some of this country's largest corporations.
More details after the jump.