My Kind of Column!!
Great column over at Investor's Business Daily. It's in their Issues and Insights section regarding the bright outlook for 2006. A few excerpts:
A new Quinnipiac University poll of about 1,200 registered voters found the hopefulness of Americans as unflappable as ever — with no rose-colored glasses in sight.
Fifty-three percent thought 2005 was better for them personally than 2004; only 33% thought it was worse. Among those ages 18 through 29, 68% thought 2005 was better for them than 2004; only 24% called it worse. With 4.5 million new jobs in the last 2 1/2 years, GDP growth over 4% and a 5% unemployment rate, those numbers shouldn't be a great shock.
As to the future, 79% thought the new year would be better for them personally, with only 10% predicting a worsening. Of 18- to 29-year-olds, the number rose to 93%, with only 3% pessimistic about 2006. For those in their 30s and early 40s, 85% thought the near future would be bright.
At the same time, only 36% of those polled thought 2006 would be a more peaceful place than this year, with 52% believing it would be less peaceful. True to form, Americans are cognizant of the challenges facing the world, but we understand the hope and opportunities that come with freedom. And while the world may indeed see more war, there are far fewer armed conflicts today than 15 years ago.
A big reason is that freedom is on the march. There were 45 unfree countries in 2005, down four from 2004 and the fewest in more than a decade.
The whole column is good, take the time to read it. I do have high hopes for the future of America...as long as we don't let the dysfunctional Democratic Party back in charge. That's something we all have to resolve to work towards...more conservatives in Congress, and especially, another conservative President in 2008.
A new Quinnipiac University poll of about 1,200 registered voters found the hopefulness of Americans as unflappable as ever — with no rose-colored glasses in sight.
Fifty-three percent thought 2005 was better for them personally than 2004; only 33% thought it was worse. Among those ages 18 through 29, 68% thought 2005 was better for them than 2004; only 24% called it worse. With 4.5 million new jobs in the last 2 1/2 years, GDP growth over 4% and a 5% unemployment rate, those numbers shouldn't be a great shock.
As to the future, 79% thought the new year would be better for them personally, with only 10% predicting a worsening. Of 18- to 29-year-olds, the number rose to 93%, with only 3% pessimistic about 2006. For those in their 30s and early 40s, 85% thought the near future would be bright.
At the same time, only 36% of those polled thought 2006 would be a more peaceful place than this year, with 52% believing it would be less peaceful. True to form, Americans are cognizant of the challenges facing the world, but we understand the hope and opportunities that come with freedom. And while the world may indeed see more war, there are far fewer armed conflicts today than 15 years ago.
A big reason is that freedom is on the march. There were 45 unfree countries in 2005, down four from 2004 and the fewest in more than a decade.
The whole column is good, take the time to read it. I do have high hopes for the future of America...as long as we don't let the dysfunctional Democratic Party back in charge. That's something we all have to resolve to work towards...more conservatives in Congress, and especially, another conservative President in 2008.
posted by Jennifer at 3:31 AM
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