I used to think it might be kind of fun to live in a 3rd world country!
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2025 5:06 pm
NOT ANYMORE
Now a new poll shows only 23 percent of Americans feel they are better off financially since Trump took office despite his promises to help get the economy back on track.
This is a blow to the current administration considering the same CBS/YouGov polling taken in January shows that 42 percent expected Trump's policies to improve their pocketbooks.
The numbers essentially flipped on their heads with 28 percent of Americans predicting they would be worse off financially with Trump in office compared to the 42 percent who say they are now feeling the squeeze – an increase of 14 percent.
At nearly twice the rate, Americans feel that they are feeling worse off than better off compared to when Trump took office and now.
And economists are now warning that the administration's new tariffs, set to be rolled out on Wednesday, will only worsen the financial state for struggling Americans with prices set to increase on many major goods from cars, to tech to oil and gas.
Now a new poll shows only 23 percent of Americans feel they are better off financially since Trump took office despite his promises to help get the economy back on track.
This is a blow to the current administration considering the same CBS/YouGov polling taken in January shows that 42 percent expected Trump's policies to improve their pocketbooks.
The numbers essentially flipped on their heads with 28 percent of Americans predicting they would be worse off financially with Trump in office compared to the 42 percent who say they are now feeling the squeeze – an increase of 14 percent.
At nearly twice the rate, Americans feel that they are feeling worse off than better off compared to when Trump took office and now.
And economists are now warning that the administration's new tariffs, set to be rolled out on Wednesday, will only worsen the financial state for struggling Americans with prices set to increase on many major goods from cars, to tech to oil and gas.