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Poll: 74 percent of Americans say Congress out of touch
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I wonder if the 3000 pre0election scandals coming out of washington haven't padded this a bit. (Not that I disagree)
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Another interesting aspect of the article stated that 60% of non college grads believed it was impossible to achieve the "American Dream" while 38% of college grads said so.
I imagine many people would focus on the 60% of non college grads and say that a college degree pays off. However 38% of college grads saying its impossible to acheive the American Dream(whatever that is these days) is quite large IMO. That part of the article struck me I guess because recently a few of my friends with Master's degrees aren't able to afford to purchase their own homes or save for retirement.
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Originally Posted by Dakar² 
I wonder if the 3000 pre0election scandals coming out of washington haven't padded this a bit. (Not that I disagree)
No doubt they've had an impact but, looking back to last year, I recall Congress having lower approval ratings than Bush when he was at the bottom of his popularity. It seems that across the board we, as a nation, aren't thrilled with our leadership.
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Originally Posted by Zeeb
Another interesting aspect of the article stated that 60% of non college grads believed it was impossible to achieve the "American Dream" while 38% of college grads said so.
I imagine many people would focus on the 60% of non college grads and say that a college degree pays off. However 38% of college grads saying its impossible to acheive the American Dream(whatever that is these days) is quite large IMO. That part of the article struck me I guess because recently a few of my friends with Master's degrees aren't able to afford to purchase their own homes or save for retirement.
I'm with you, the high number of college grads who are disillusioned is alarming. Whether it's true or not is beyond me.
Much like your friends we know some Ivy Leaguers who are so deep in the whole with college debt that they can't afford to buy homes. Many of them are approaching forty and still in that spot. Mind you, these are successful people -- among them lawyers and investment bankers that make huge salaries. In one instance we know a couple who moved to Cleveland, OH because they could get a house their for nothing.
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