Poll reveals an age of pessimism
From the NO-SHIT file.
"As an aging Canadian society endures a prolonged global recession, large numbers of us are pessimistic about the future that awaits today’s youth, a new poll suggests.
When asked earlier this month to predict what sort of living standards will be enjoyed in the future, 37 per cent of the 1,000 respondents to a national online survey of Canadians representative of the population by Nanos Research said the next generation will be worse off than Canadians are today."
"Everywhere in the country, except for the prairies, people told the polling company they believe the next generation is facing an economic decline.
“I think what we are seeing is a grinding effect of a prolonged period without significant growth and it’s just wearing people down,” said Mr. Nanos, who said he did not believe a survey conducted five years ago would have obtained similar results.
There’s no real end to the economic downturn in sight, he said. “On top of that, you’ve got record levels of personal debt, an unstable economy, and governments looking at controlling the costs of many of the services and benefits that they provide.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/poll-reveals-an-age-of-pessimism/article2448212/
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The Pessimism runs deep. As does the disgust and distrust in governance and traditional institutions that this wimpy article fails to mention. Lets hope that this pessimism does not continue to fester as apathy but rather work as a catalyst for serious debate and thoughtful change for the greater good, not just the insulated and gilded few.
