Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled by Gallup in the first week of August believe the U.S. economy is getting worse.
According to Gallup, Americans have not been this pessimistic about the economy since the depths of the recession. Majorities of Americans also routinely tell pollsters that the “economy” or “unemployment and jobs” are the most important issues facing the country today.
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