The Gallup poll says that half of the population is doing well, 52%... thriving, but the rest are either struggling or suffering... 44% struggling means that they have a very difficult time meeting their obligations. That's not a good economy.
John Komlos Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ref: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, January 2008-November 2013.
- work
- A Progressive View on the Need for a Paradigm Shift in Economics (Dec 2020)
- year
- 2008
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