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New High of 90% of Americans Satisfied With Personal Life

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It's likely no coincidence that Americans' heightened satisfaction with their personal life comes as confidence in the U.S. economy and their personal finances are also at long-term or record highs. That two in three Americans are very satisfied is reflective of this upbeat moment in time, and whether these sentiments carry through the coming decade will be something to watch.

The vast majority of Americans in all major demographic and political subgroups are content with the way their lives are going, but the additional question on how satisfied they are provides more insight. Some groups -- wealthier households, Republicans, married people -- report especially high levels of satisfaction, while lower-income Americans, Democrats and those who are unmarried report more tepid satisfaction.





New High of 90% of Americans Satisfied With Personal Life
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This survey and unemployment at 3.5% and you'd think: how could Trump lose?

This will be an interesting race for president.
 
swing_voter said:
This survey and unemployment at 3.5% and you'd think: how could Trump lose?

This will be an interesting race for president.
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I'm happy with my personal life. What on Earth does my personal life have to do with who is President? I've been making more money every year. Most people do. Good thing, too, because everything costs more every year. Again, that has exactly zero to do with who is the President.
 
swing_voter said:
This survey and unemployment at 3.5% and you'd think: how could Trump lose?

This will be an interesting race for president.
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Trump has nothing to do with my personal life, and I'd prefer to keep it that way.
 
swing_voter said:
This survey and unemployment at 3.5% and you'd think: how could Trump lose?

This will be an interesting race for president.
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Looking forward to our retirement, as its just around the corner. Our financial situation has never been better. Looking forward to voting in 2020.
 
tres borrachos said:
I'm happy with my personal life. What on Earth does my personal life have to do with who is President? I've been making more money every year. Most people do. Good thing, too, because everything costs more every year. Again, that has exactly zero to do with who is the President.
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Yes it does.

Business owners, investors, CEOs, etc, are not 100% rational. Making the decision to expand, or increase investment, buy new equipment, or to hire more people is much, much easier when the president is pro-free enterprise and supports them instead of a filthy socialist who sees them as the enemy. As the old saying goes, "Capital is a coward".
 
Makes it hard for the demos to get a talking point that works. Of course, the GOP doesn't have anything to offer me either. I had this conversation with someone yesterday. Everything except my mortgage is paid off completely, I have absolutely everything I could need right now, and my 401K is rising at a solid clip toward retirement. There is nothing anybody could sell me on. I don't need a tax cut. I don't need free stuff.
 
swing_voter said:
This survey and unemployment at 3.5% and you'd think: how could Trump lose?

This will be an interesting race for president.
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88% in '04, 85% in '15, 90% doesn't seem earth-shaking. It was 78% in '12, when Obama was reelected, the lowest since '92. Seems like that number doesn't matter much in Presidential elections.
 
aociswundumho said:
Yes it does.

Business owners, investors, CEOs, etc, are not 100% rational. Making the decision to expand, or increase investment, buy new equipment, or to hire more people is much, much easier when the president is pro-free enterprise and supports them instead of a filthy socialist who sees them as the enemy. As the old saying goes, "Capital is a coward".
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Obama was re-elected when that number was 78%, the lowest since '92.. How important was it then?
 
Grand Mal said:
Obama was re-elected when that number was 78%, the lowest since '92.. How important was it then?
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I was specifically referring to tres borrachos' improving financial situation.
 
Grand Mal said:
88% in '04, 85% in '15, 90% doesn't seem earth-shaking. It was 78% in '12, when Obama was reelected, the lowest since '92. Seems like that number doesn't matter much in Presidential elections.
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Has it ever been higher?
 
aociswundumho said:
I was specifically referring to tres borrachos' improving financial situation.
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Okay.
You highlighted, "Again, that has exactly zero to do with who is the President." in her post and replied with, "Yes it does." but if it's about her financial situation I'm out of it.
 
mrdeltoid said:
Has it ever been higher?
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Not on the graph in the report. The question is, though, has it ever mattered? It was the lowest this century when the President was re-elected, why does it being high matter?
 
tres borrachos said:
I'm happy with my personal life. What on Earth does my personal life have to do with who is President? I've been making more money every year. Most people do. Good thing, too, because everything costs more every year. Again, that has exactly zero to do with who is the President.
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Elections aren’t won or lost by the way people like us on DP vote. Like it or not, they are decided by people who don’t give a hoot about partisan politics, and those voters tend to vote by how they are doing personally. Reagan saw this and used it in his “Are you better off than you were 4 years ago” campaign. Most were, and he won in a landslide. My retirement check went up for the first time in years when the tax cuts kicked in. But that’s one of many reasons I’ll vote in a presidential election for the first time since the 80s.
 
Grand Mal said:
Not on the graph in the report. The question is, though, has it ever mattered? It was the lowest this century when the President was re-elected, why does it being high matter?
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Check out my post to “tres”
 
mrdeltoid said:
Elections aren’t won or lost by the way people like us on DP vote. Like it or not, they are decided by people who don’t give a hoot about partisan politics, and those voters tend to vote by how they are doing personally. Reagan saw this and used it in his “Are you better off than you were 4 years ago” campaign. Most were, and he won in a landslide. My retirement check went up for the first time in years when the tax cuts kicked in. But that’s one of many reasons I’ll vote in a presidential election for the first time since the 80s.
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Not exactly the best predictor according to history
 
Fear the person who would vote for a President based on a blind assumption that if things in their personal life seem to be going well, that means the President did it. Such a person is dangerous to be around. Yes, they're liable to run themselves over with their own car, but chances are you'll be hit as well if you're anywhere in their vicinity.

At any rate, a number of people already demonstrated that it doesn't seem to have much of anything to do with determining a presidential election.
 
mrdeltoid said:
Elections aren’t won or lost by the way people like us on DP vote. Like it or not, they are decided by people who don’t give a hoot about partisan politics, and those voters tend to vote by how they are doing personally. Reagan saw this and used it in his “Are you better off than you were 4 years ago” campaign. Most were, and he won in a landslide. My retirement check went up for the first time in years when the tax cuts kicked in. But that’s one of many reasons I’ll vote in a presidential election for the first time since the 80s.
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I've never voted for a President based on my income or my happiness in my personal life. I live in America and the President controls neither one. I voted for Reagan in 1980 because I liked him, found him to be honorable, and was inspired by him. Not because of my personal life or money.

You retirement check went up because of the tax cuts? How does that work?
 
rocket88 said:
Trump has nothing to do with my personal life, and I'd prefer to keep it that way.
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I have said the very same thing since my first day on here.

Presidents that don't take my kids to war, or totally wreck the economy, have zero effect on my happiness.
 
tres borrachos said:
I'm happy with my personal life. What on Earth does my personal life have to do with who is President? I've been making more money every year. Most people do. Good thing, too, because everything costs more every year. Again, that has exactly zero to do with who is the President.
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The point is, far more people are in your position than before. Some of us succeed no matter what. Others don't. They are now.

People aren't going to vote for Bernie's or Warren's crazy ass socialism at this point in time. Bloomberg is your only chance, and that's a slim one at that.
 
Grand Mal said:
Okay.
You highlighted, "Again, that has exactly zero to do with who is the President." in her post and replied with, "Yes it does." but if it's about her financial situation I'm out of it.
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Thank you for not discussing my financial situation with that poster. I don't read his posts so please don't. And he shouldn't be discussing it either. Someone with a user name that I wouldn't expect my teenager to create isn't worth a serious discussion.
 
swing_voter said:
This survey and unemployment at 3.5% and you'd think: how could Trump lose?

This will be an interesting race for president.
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Did you manage to actually read the article?
though the happiness figure, while high, is on the low end of what Gallup has measured historically for that question.
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Erod said:
The point is, far more people are in your position than before. Some of us succeed no matter what. Others don't. They are now.

People aren't going to vote for Bernie's or Warren's crazy ass socialism at this point in time. Bloomberg is your only chance, and that's a slim one at that.
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How are "far more people" in my position than before, and how do you know what my position is?

Nobody who wasn't succeeding before is now successful because of Trump, and you know it. People who are successful are smart enough to get there on their own, and not because of who are our politicians.

Why are you talking about Bernie or Warren or "my only choice"? Trump doesn't have an opponent yet.
 
So, out of 1,000 people ask the responses are not any indication that things have changed in the US since 2009...It just depends how many people are ask and in which demographic group responds.
 
aociswundumho said:
Yes it does.

Business owners, investors, CEOs, etc, are not 100% rational. Making the decision to expand, or increase investment, buy new equipment, or to hire more people is much, much easier when the president is pro-free enterprise and supports them instead of a filthy socialist who sees them as the enemy. As the old saying goes, "Capital is a coward".
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But unfortunately that is not what is happening. Business reinvestment has actually receded.
 
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