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-Fox News
-Ann Coulter
-Joe the Plumber
-Scooter Libby
-Norm Coleman
-Michelle Bachmann
-Bill o' Reilly
-Ted Stevens
-CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler

Let me guess who those 7% are:

-John McCain
-Steve Forbes
-Bill Gates
-Sarah Palin
-Donald Trump
-McCain supporters
-George Bush
-Dick Cheney (his name really does suit him)

SOMEBODY TOLD ME THE ECONOMY WAS SOUND. DAMIT!!!!

we are the peasants and they are the kings. It's just that simple!!! If you guys want to know how the egyptian dynasties and the roman empire fell was because of these types of problems. Everyone got tired of being told what to do while the wealthy prfited off of us. Peasants finally go tired of the same kind of politics that to this day our own politcs have been derived from. IT WAS ONE BIG MUTINY!!! Then after all the kingdoms fell the peasants dispersed to different parts of the globe to start over. ONLY NOW, WE THE PEASANTS, HAVE SEMI AUTOMIC AND FULLY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS to bring to the table. The only way this is going to get fixed is if we take care of the problem our selves people. THERE IS MORE OF US THEN THEM!!!!!!!!!

First time in my life.., I may 'not' soon be able to pay my bills. I am 62 years old. My 401k, mutual funds and indiviual stocks have 'all' lost money over the last six months. Thank you.., President George W. Bush and wall street. Not a very good christmas or year.., or several more years. President George W. Bush.., please, rent a large U-Haul truck, pack and move (drive) to Dallas, Houston or Crawford, Texas. The sooner the better. President-elect Barack Obama and your team.., I wish you the best. Barack.., you may have the 'worst' job in the world.., trying to save the world. Best of luck.. Mike in Montana

What's your problem Jan? Will you be home for the holidays? If yes, then Obama is entitled to do the same.

Jan December 23rd, 2008 2:36 pm ET

I see the college dummies and obama lovers are back–re: the several hundred mean-spirited comments about our first woman president! I am very happy to see that they are still threatened by her. Their Messiah is busy in Hawaii spending the $10.00 donations that they sent him. He seems to be more concerned with his "abs" than the state of the nation.The smoothest salesman of all time!
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You can make this all go away by doing the following:

Click your heels three times and repeat, "Crack is whack!"
When you wake up, you'll be in Canada!

You think.... and we need a poll for this, because...???

Gosh I can't wait to be ripped off some more to pay for the Bush-Cheney pension and freebies they get after office. Like I have nothing else to waste money on except to pay for their lifestyles, Merry Christmas from Bush/Cheney!

where's the other person? I'd like to her what they have to say about the state of our economy.

J UAN CARLOS December 23rd, 2008 12:08 pm ET

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WHO...........TAUGHT..........YOU.............HOW............TO.............TYPE.........-RAY............CHARLES???

PUT A FORK IN AMERICA WERE DONE!!!!!!!!!!

WE OWE SO MUCH MONEY TO CHINA THEY PRETTY MUCH OWN US.

GET READY FOR SOCIALISM TO THE MAX!!!!!!!!!!

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT AND LIVE IT WILL BE CHANGING WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

GOD HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAVE YOU FAR-RIGHT-NUTS BEEN DRINKING OR JUST LIVING IN DENIAL????????????

HOW CAN YOU BLAME OBAMA FOR THE BUSH DISASTER???

When Bush/Cheney took office in 2001, our National debt was $5 Trillion and there was BUDGET SURPLUS OF OVER $490 BILLION!

WHAT IS BUSH LEAVING US? A NATION THAT IS BANKRUPT AND FIGHTING A WAR (IRAQ) THAT'S 7 YEARS LONG.... AND COSTING $10 BILLION A MONTH!

BUSH HAS A LONG LIST OF FAILURES............. HOW CAN YOU BLAME BARACK OBAMA WHEN .......... BUSH HAS BEEN IN POWER FOR ..... EIGHT.... MISERABLE YEARS?????

Work harder and quit bit**ing. Most of the people who blog on here are a bunch of whiners who spend to much time on the copmputer and not enough time trying to make things better for themselves.

Jeff in Illinois (1:12) has got it DEAD-ON: Clinton pre-2000 and the [D]s in Congress since have shown much more real conservativism compared to the reactionary, neo-liberal [R]s that have run our country into the ground even as they profess a phoney patriotism with their lapel pins, an exclusionary christianity with their stern religious right, and their own delusional brand of small, non-intrusive government.

And the 1 out of 10 is

raking in the money on the bailouts.

Read All About It...A new CNN poll shows 10% of Chicago still believes the Cubs can win a World Series again.

THe economy's not poor....I am!!

I see the college dummies and obama lovers are back–re: the several hundred mean-spirited comments about our first woman president! I am very happy to see that they are still threatened by her. Their Messiah is busy in Hawaii spending the $10.00 donations that they sent him. He seems to be more concerned with his "abs" than the state of the nation.The smoothest salesman of all time!

Really, no kidding...'ya think? Great journalism CNN...next time inform us about something we don't know. Thanks.

Washington should tell CA Gov, Schwarzenegger to get the money he needs from his Hollywood paid residents!

10 out of 10 don't need to be told the obvious.

Or was this poll a "make-work" job to keep a starving intern employed? Thanks CNN for showing that creating "make-work" jobs doesn't improve society.

And another thing, Stop talking about Sarah Palin CNN! Stick a fork in her already SHE'S DONE! Let it go CNN LET IT GO! You're girls 15 minutes of fame was over a long time ago! Yet you still think this know nothing bimbo from nowhere is news worthy! Just breathtaking to say the least!!!!!!

Who's the 10th person who thinks the economy is in good shape? Phil Graham? Dick Cheyney? "W"?

9 out of 10 people also prefer mint toothpaste.

Thanks for the outstanding journalism.

Nine out of ten say the economy is poor and the other 10% are the reason why!

George W Bush pushed policies that pushed wealth upward to the elite few following the trend started by Ronald Reagan with his famous "trickle down" theory.

Well we can all see pretty clearly who got trickled on!

I want to meet the 1% who think the economy is fine!

And we needed a poll to verify this? Once again CNN creating news where there is none!

Well, doh! Can you just imagine how long it took CNN to develop such a complex question to pose to the American people?

Iheard 9 out of ten people think the world is ROUND! Why is this snippet from the 'incredibly obvious' file even on here?!?!?!

Do we really need a poll to tell us this? What a waste of time.

Nine out of ten? That's all? The fact that 7 per cent think the economy is fine scares me. What planet are they on?

Bad economy!! It was until we got all your tax money. Thank President Bush and PE Obama for the best Christmas ever!

Only one out of ten say our economy is in good shape? I thought there were more Republicans out there than that.

I just got laid off and I can tell you, yeah, the economy is in poor shape.

Larry from TN December 23rd, 2008 12:42 pm ET
Yeah, thanks to Obama!
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You sound like the 300-pound person who CNN interviewed in Nashville; who said that he wouldn't vote for President Elect Obama because he was an ‘Arab’…then promptly took a big swig of his extra large beer and dug into the 3 nasty burritos he was balancing on his lap – but didn't know what an 'Arab' actually was.....

The economy, like politics, is local. Some places are experiencing sharp job losses and cutbacks. Others are faring much better. So it all depends on where you live and how prepared you were for the downtick when it occurred. For the most part, the bad news in the economy is eventually going to spread to every market. Laid off workers are not going to be making unnecessary purchases and even some necessary purchases. The result of the lack of spending will filter through the overall economy. The real test will be the revival of the housing market and a rise in home prices. We're a long way off from that revival. Until then, we Americans are going to have to prioritize and do what we can on a local level to support our neighbors. I've made a commitment to donate every payday to a local food bank. If people can get help with food, then perhaps they can afford rent and utilities. It's the least I can do while I remain employed.

nom deplume December 23rd, 2008 1:09 pm ET

Where's my bailout?
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That depends on whether you applied for food stamps or not.

Does anybody know if they still give out Government Cheese anymore? I swear it tastes just like Velveeta!

watcher December 23rd, 2008 11:37 am ET

The economy may be bad, but I think the Dems are making it sound as bad as possible for political purposes to con the US public into signing a blank check.
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I'm sure all those unemployed Republicans agree wholeheartedly.

It's all a vast left wing conspiracy. We're just a nation of whiners.

The fundamentals of the economy are still strong.

Also, remember what Ronald Reagan said about homelessness:
"They make it their own choice for staying out there," Mr. Reagan said in a farewell interview with David Brinkley of ABC News.

I'm sure glad the Republicans are still looking out for the little guy!

Pete @ 1:10: "With all due respect, it was Bush again (and Paulson) who got the blank check through. The reason why it was the same methodology that the Bush administration used to get Iraq under way is because BUSH got this underway as well."

Then why aren't you blaming Congress, and especially the Dems in Congress???? By your own admission (which is absolutely correct), Bush could not have proceeded with either Iraq or the bail-out on his own.

It's Congress who failed to perform the checks and balances required of their position – yet Barney Frank was re-elected.

This CNN is an BS news source... Diverting american people, we believe what they write and what they shows.. This is not a reality news channel.
Now whats wrong doing on behalf of Obama.
What they write when bushy Bush fires misiles worth of millions of dollars on so called War???

NOTHING.

HARI OM.

JimB December 23rd, 2008 1:21 pm ET

People are losing their jobs left and right in my community. Even state and federal jobs aren't safe anymore.

I live in Savannah, Georgia. One would think working in the medical field would provide great job security, because (sadly), there will always be sick people. However, fewer and fewer people can afford to get sick, especially in today's economy. The business aspect of medicine, like other businesses, suffers the same economic challenges. The government is broke, the state is broke, the money has dried up, clinics can't operate, patients can't get their medicine, tiny Tim dies,…and only the undertaker is doing well.

Is there anywhere in the country where all this is not the case? If so, please tell me….I want to live there!

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move to washington DC I have found seven people secure jobs so far

Debby December 23rd, 2008 1:14 pm ET
The tenth person is taking his 3rd vacation in less than 6 months in Hawaii.
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Nix. She's probably in Alaska shopping at consignment stores or taking potshots at wolves from a helicopter.

Or they're sitting at home bloggin' on CNN and feeling bitter that Hillary wasn't able to race & gender-bait her way to a general election loss to McCain.

WE ARE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE BECAUSE OF THAT DUMB,DUMB MORON bush AND CRAZY cheney. ANYBODY THAT THINKS PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA IS RESPONSIBLE IS JUST AS DUMB OR DUMBER THAN bush. THOSE STUPID,GREEDY,SELFISH,ARROGANT,BUTT WIPE repubs HAVE BEEN IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 8 YEARS. AND IN CONTROL IN CONGRESS FOR 6 YEARS. NOW THEY ARE READY TO GO BACK TO THE SEWERS THEY CAME OUT OF. WHEN IN TRUTH THEY SHOULD BE PUT ON TRIAL.

The 1 out of 10 have their heads stuck in their posterior!

Larry from TN December 23rd, 2008 12:42 pm ET

Yeah, thanks to Obama!
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Of course, Bush had nothing to do with it. He was the most powerful man in the world for the last 8 years, and he didn't even make a difference.

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LIVE,,,,,,,,,,,,WITH,,,,,,,,,,,59,,,,,,,,DEGREE,,,,,,,,,,THERMOSTATS..............

Wow 9 out of 10. What kills me is how long it took these idiot repugs to finally come out and say the economy is poor. These morons would have kept spouting everything is fine, if their deusche-bag pundits didn't just recently change their minds that the economy is garbage.

9 out of 10 Americans also say that water is WET and fire burns!

Debby December 23rd, 2008 1:14 pm ET

The tenth person is taking his 3rd vacation in less than 6 months in Hawaii.
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The eleventh person is moving to Dallas in a month!

Limbaugh's Conspiracy Theory: Dems Started Economic Crisis To Help Elect Obama. But who cares at least the GOP has Operation Chaos in effect.

Let me guess who those 7 percent were – would it be the bailed out bankers and Wall St. Execs?

People are losing their jobs left and right in my community. Even state and federal jobs aren't safe anymore.

I live in Savannah, Georgia. One would think working in the medical field would provide great job security, because (sadly), there will always be sick people. However, fewer and fewer people can afford to get sick, especially in today's economy. The business aspect of medicine, like other businesses, suffers the same economic challenges. The government is broke, the state is broke, the money has dried up, clinics can't operate, patients can't get their medicine, tiny Tim dies,...and only the undertaker is doing well.

Is there anywhere in the country where all this is not the case? If so, please tell me....I want to live there!

I like to add a duh to that fact that was posted. The economy is in recession because of not just Republicans or just Democrats, it is because of everybody that messed up and are continuing to mess up. Larry from TN, is your head out of the sand yet? Obama is not even president yet. I know your side lost. Get over yourself because it is just a waste of your time to moan and complain. The only way that we are ever going to get out of this mess, is if everybody gets over themselves and gets behind our president. It took eight years of a division type like attitude to get into this mess, it is going to take longer than eight years to get out of this mess if we do not have a get-together type of attitude. Divided we fail, United we stand.

That 7% are the ones making over $250K whos Bid Daddy O wants to raise taxes on. See how it all works out?

The tenth person is taking his 3rd vacation in less than 6 months in Hawaii.

This just tells me that 1 in 10 americans have their heads in the sand

EW, you're complete correct in what you posted, except that it is only part of the story.

The destruction of the value of the dollar from the extreme liberal deficit-spending practices of the Bush Administration and compliant Republican congress had a lot to do with the runup in the price of oil. That price run-up caused credit scores to plunge, as, instead of paying down balances, and refinancing their starter mortgage loans, they ran up their credit cards to "put food on their families" and gas in their cars to get to their ever declining real-dollar-earning jobs.

Yes, the people who lived beyond their means are at fault for not building a proper safety-net relative to their liabilities, but I think the biggest fault lies with the belief that there were Conservatives in charge in D.C., when, in reality, the Conservatives left in 2000 and the Ultra-Liberals (Neocons) took over and sold out the United States for private gain.

watcher:

With all due respect, it was Bush again (and Paulson) who got the blank check through. The reason why it was the same methodology that the Bush administration used to get Iraq under way is because BUSH got this underway as well.

Where's my bailout?

Pam December 23rd, 2008 12:49 pm ET
Yes, the economy is in a poor state, thanks largely to a poor excuse for a President over the last 8 years.
Those of you who voted for him in 2000, shame on you!
Those of you who voted for him in 2004, shame on your mothers for giving birth to you!
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Pam, I agree with the breadth of your post and we most likely voted for the same candidate. But don't forget that President-Elect Obama wouldn't have won the presidency without many Independents who may have voted for Bush in 2004 (Gore won in 2000), along with many moderate Republicans who voted for change in 2008. The War Criminal GWB is a poor excuse for a leader; you are more than correct there.

Thank you for the big DUH of the day.

1 out of all the presidential candidates said we were in a recession-

1 out of all the presidential candidates said their was a housing crash coming-

1 out of all the presidential candidates said their was a credit crash coming-

all of the media and the democrats and republicans said he was a crazy old kook doctor-

Dr. Ron Paul cured my apathy-

.............and has been since 8.2006. American's can be such "stupid" people. Why not tell America about we got in this situation and how were going to get out?

The other 10% are the CEO's of the banks that were bailed out.

i'm number 10 and i say it's past being poor, it's SCARY.

I say we should throw BILLIONS more to the banksters and car manufacturers.

We certainly need more credit extended to us at ridiculous interest rates and gas guzzling automobiles to take us to our poorly paying jobs.

I bet all those banksters and car makers CEO's are rolling in tax dollar bonuses and hand outs. At least SOMEONE is making good while the rest of us don't, eh?

The other tenth is the percentage of Americans who think Bush has done a heck-of-a-job.

Another poll taken today shows that 9 out 10 Americans believe that ice is cold and fire is hot. Of the other 10%:
3% said "I don't know"
2% said something else
5% said these exact words: "Oh, talk to Obama the messiah, he knows everything! Global warming is a hoax! Go Palin! Leave me and my gun and my oil alone! You'll be sorry! Just see what happens these next 4 years! Obama will run this country into the ground! That ni-...wait! Cleetus, quit doing that to your sister; that's MY job!"

The ten% that do not feel the economy is hurting are the 10% comprising bankers and executives that are robbing us blind by stealing a big chunck ot the 350 billion dollars already doled out by Paulson & company. Where do I sign up to get my share? Corrections added from below.

Yes, there is less optimism than in November...we've had a long list of bad news hit us. Unregulated bailout money being used for spa vacations for financial company execs, people being thrown out of their homes (I may be in that category), President Bush signing away yet more of our protected coastlines and national parks/wilderness for exploitation by his pals in the big business without even a "by your leave" of Congress, the auto industry taking a beating (one that they deserved, but still...) and President Bush giving them billions in loans to come up with a reorganization of their companies (that will come due under the new President), and even more.

Yet, here is CNN, posting a news story about President Elect Obama playing a round of golf on vacation. Wow. What powerful news THAT is. It is his first real vacation in two years (I'd hardly count his flying trip in to see his dying grandmother as a vacation!). He's already got his Cabinet and staff together (something it took many Presidents well into their first year to accomplish), and you report on his joke about putting the journalists (and I use that term lightly) beer on his tab. Something skewed here...

Yes, the economy is in a poor state, thanks largely to a poor excuse for a President over the last 8 years.
Those of you who voted for him in 2000, shame on you!
Those of you who voted for him in 2004, shame on your mothers for giving birth to you!

The te % that do not feel the economy is hurting are the 10% comprising bankers and executives that are robbing us blind by stealing a big chunck ot the 350 million dollars already doled out by Paulson & company. Where do I sign up to get my share?

Uhm, the economy hasn't been good for some people for a very long time. I say to the rest of America, "Welcome to the club!!!"

The nine work for number 10 the republican who hired them.

Yeah, thanks to Obama!

Finally...Maybe now i can get a wittiness to the fact that going to the grocery store is like putting your car in the shop.. When ever I run out of something I panic. My first thought has been OMG how much is this going to cost me. When are these grocery store prices going to come back down to where they were before the high gas was their excuse to raise them? I can't stand greedy corporations and their profits Blood money...bleeding us dry...

And it's not looking good for me.

Island Girl is right. Obama deserves a break. I wonder if he want to Zippies for his spam. Besides I know a few wealthy people in defalt on their loans. Dont try to blam it all on black folks.

Ya think the economy is number one!!! I don't know about anyone else, but my family has been hit hard. The 401k is gone, we both lost our jobs with in four months of each other, no Christmas at my house this year. Can't find a living wage job. Car broke down can't afford to fix it, and not the half of it. Could be I live in Michigan, the state hit the hardest.

do we still have an economy. I thought the Chinese is running this country....Bush and his free market buddies sold us out, already!!!!

This actually took a poll to show us this. What world is CNN actually in?

Heh. There are lies, da*n lies and statistics.

No Dave, I do not think it is sand that surrounds the heads of the neo-idiots that comprise the 1-in-10. Their heads are surrounded by a much more mushy, smelly substance.......the kind encountered when they are so busy justifying, fawning, worshiping the current [R] administration that their heads get stuck up Bush's nether regions.

Maybe if people had not lived beyond their means for years we wouldn't be in a recession.

Did you all really think that you could afford that $500k house on $40k a year? Did you really think that an 'interest only' mortgage was a good idea? Did you really think that all those maxed out credit cards were a good financial move?

I understand taht some people didn't put themselves in a bad situation. Losing a job is tough but those that just flat out bought things thay KNEW they couldn't afford are the culprits here.

This did not happen overnight. Anyone with an iota of a brain could see this coming for years. As to those bemoaning Obama's well deserved vacation- Lighten up! He is back HOME for the holidays and to attend a private memorial for his grandmother. Any objections?

It most certainly does not take a person with any common sense not to realize our country is in deep trouble. What a worthless poll.
Our biggest problem is going to be to get the politicians to work
together to try and save our country.
The republicans are having fund raisers to "fight the left's agenda".
They apparently have no guilt on what they have done to our
country and no intention of helping us to survive.
Being a conservative or a liberal has to take a back seat to
these politicians doing what is right. Will it ever happen??
If not, heaven help us.

I FEEL LIKE THE POOR FOLKS IN STERAGE ON THE TITANIC, WOMAN, CHILDREN, AND THE RICH FIRST. IF ANY SEATS LEFT OVER SWIM YOU POOR BASTARDS.. LETS GET MORE BAILOUTS GOING I'M SURE THE WETBACKS AND THE MANUAL LABOR CROWD CAN COUGH UP SOME MORE DOUGH FOR THE FAT CATS.

There is also a study being done to determine if water is wet... results pending!

10 out of 10 find this poll useless.

could we talk more about Palin? She's a 10.

I love the economy!

Business is wonderful. I'm just waiting for another $1200 stimulus check and for the government to pay my mortgage.

life is good.

Oh my, you could have knocked me over with a feather!!! Where is the 10th one right now – eating caviar and hanging out on the French Riviera?

Ron, you are an idiot. They rounded down (you learned how to round in school right?) What's easier to say? 9 out of 10, or 93 out of a 100?

Well I didn't need a poll to tell me that and it's going to get worse. The 1 in 10 who don't think the economy is poor are the 1 in 10 who still have a job!

why no stories on Mike Connell?

Wake up America,if you cant see that there is only one party by now,making sure the majority of Americans never get out of their control,youve been asleep at the switch.

of course CNN (Clinton news Network) carries a post on this but NOTHING on the fact the liar hillary is trying to turn the state department into an economic department as well! she is already trying to expand her powers, to turn herself into a co president.. I cannot wait until the liar hillary gets confirmed.. and then gets fired 6 months later for gross incompetence and stupidity above and beyond even the radical right!

The tenth guy is Lyndsy Grayhound. Ah quit your wineing, and buy something!

Only 93%??? Who in God's name comprises that 7%?? Were their last names Trump, Gates, Rockefeller by any chance?

Oh and Sue.... I think most people are aware if they don't have cable they'll need a converter box – and already have one or will be purchasing one (not a new tv dear). I'm guess economic prognosis is not your strong suit.

Let's be honest: The economy has been going downhill for 8 years now and I do blame it on Bush. Every election year, folks said the same thing, "we cannot afford four more years of Bush". People voted for him anyway and now look what happened: WE'RE ALL BROKE"

For those who think Obama vacationing and offering the press beers to get them off his back is wrong due to the economy(which was a joke by the way), just remember that your actions helped to make the economy what it is.

The right wing conservatives try to act so righteous, but all they do and continue to due is hurt the American people with narrow-mindedness and exclusion..

COMPARE,,,,,,,,,,,TO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,REAGAN,,,,,,,,,,,,INHERITANCE,,,,,,,,,,,UNEMPLOYMNET,,,,,,,,,,,,IN

DOUBLE,,,,,,,,,,DIGITS,,,,,,,,,,,,,INFLATION,,,,,,,,,,,,IN,,,,,,,,,,,DOUBLE,,,,,,,,,,,

DIGITS,,,,,,,,,,,WAS,,,,,,,,,THAT,,,,,,,A,,,,,,,,,,,SUPER,,,,,,,,,,,DEPRESSION ? ?

The economy has been failing for at least a year and the head in the sand politicians did nothing.

the economy collapsed based on the collapse of the housing bubble and the head in the sand politicians gave 700 BILLION to the people who started the problem!

Now when we ask for information on what those in wall street did with OUR money they tell us they either "don't know we just added it to our piles" or "it is none of your business how we run our companies" and the head in the sand politicians do NOTHING! Now when the top employers in the country (the auto industry) asks for help because no one is buying their products any more (no one can get credit to buy ANY car much less a US made car since the banks will not loan us our money to buy an "unsafe purchase") we say that the hourly workers, (you know the ones who spend money and add 10% to the price of a car), have to be willing to give up some of their pay while the salaried workers (the ones who save money and add 14% to the price of a car) are not asked to give up anything

Is our economy in bad shape? OF COURSE IT IS LOOK AT OUR POLICIES!

All the news media are telling you that the economy is bad. Let's see now. Teacher says economy is bad, now the test. Do you think the economy is bad. Yes? Correct you've been listening.

I live in Texas, the economy here seems pretty good. Lots of housing being built, lots of construction. Low unemployment. Jobs all over the place and although we have more jobs then people, we are turning the illegal immigrants away – because there are illegal immigrants.

If you need a job, come to Texas, there seem to be plenty in my town available!

What was the tenth guy smoking?

Why do you keep on doing surveys on what we already know? You'd have to be an idiot to think the economy is good right now.

This is what happens when you buy a $400,000 house with no money down and you only make $75,000 a year.

Two years ago, my husband and I were told by our mortgage broker we really could buy a more expensive house. My husband spent 2 hours looking over the numbers and said to me, "this does not even add up on paper, we are not buying it."

Thank God we bought the house in our price range. But, then again we won't get any bail out, since we pay on time and can afford it.

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Hey, this is a poll:

who here thinks polls are stupid?

Hmm.... 7%? No wonder schools are getting such a bad rap on educating our kids. One out of ten = 10% people. Not 7%.

As for the economy, must be a slow news day CNN. Your polls are getting rather ridiculous, when you continue to poll the obvious.

Maybe the 10% are CNN staffers?

In other news, 7 percent of those surveyed said that they believe Adam and Eve rose dinosaurs to church.

Statistics can be used to prove 90% of all statements. 9 out of 10 people know that

When are you going to see that this depression was created on purpose,yes on purpose,its just another way for the very rich to get even richer and keep the people down and in their place.

No... Really?

God, are you guys at CNN that bored? Amazing , what talent you have on staff!

1 in 10 have their heads in the sand.

Another poll just released by CNN found that 9 out of 10 Americans believe that a sledgehammer will fall to the earth if dropped.

Why are you wasting time taking a poll? Opps, probably the same question can be asked of me about writing this post.

DUMB AND A WASTE OF TIME!
I'M SORRY I WON'T DO IT AGAIN. CAN YOU SAY THE SAME CNN?

As I post there is one who thinks that it's just a democrat consperacy to sat things are worse than they are. so that is 8 out of 9 posts.
Watcher thinks this so there you go the ones who do not think so are the same ones who post their neocon BS.........Who would of thought?
Sometimes things are true .........just don't tell a Troll....they know better

The result of 8 years of Bush/Republican policies. Thank God that is all about to change now.

Ask the Republicans and they'll tell you that the economy is the most
prosperous since the 60's. Maybe Bush can give them another tax
break before he leaves next month.

How do you get these polling jobs? I want to be paid a king's ransom to study the obvious.
The bailouts have failed main street, and nearly 70 % of the American citizens knew this when they opposed the bailouts to begin with. Come 2010 we voters must remember this lie. We must vote against anyone who supported bailouts for Wall Street over the American Citizen.

I am now dumber after having read this ticker post.

People are so scared to death... it's kind of hilarious.
What they don't realize is this economy is going to turn around once people realize their TVs won't work after February, and they have to go out and buy an HDTV or get cable TV. This jolt is going to impact sales in a huge way...

Is this big news?? I'm a Conservative, and I know I could care less about people since, like I said, I'm a Conservative! Let me put up my Conservative hat...

9 out of 10 people think the economy is poor?? Then, those people should find better jobs, LOL!! I'm playing, I'm playing.

Hey, I've been hearing Conservatives talk about rebuilding and quite honestly, they've been saying the same thing over and over the last 4 years!! Liberals on the other hand, all of a sudden God is on their side, LOL!!

On one side, I hear the same crap over and over(Conservatives) and the other side(Liberals), I keep hearing about why they feel like they owed. They both should be lucky that they have voices, they don't even know what the heck is going on!! They just talk and talk...especially Conservatives, I'm freakin tired hearing them say the same thing over and over the last 4 years. For liberals, I ain't tired of them but I am surprised they know how to play the game. Liberals might be whiners but Conservatives are complainers...in other words, they're both stupid!!

They're both making the "Whig Party" look good for crying out...

That's like saying 9 out of 10 Americans say daytime begins when the sun comes up.

This ticker article is proof that CNN is actively participating in the "Keep Americans Ignorant" campaign sponsored by the filthy-rich Republican Thieves and Plunderers Party. With so many 'real' stories out there to write about (a whole edition could be made out of Dick Cheney's crimes against America) CNN wants to keep us staring at twinkling lights.

Who is the 7% who say the economy is in good shape – that would make a better story, just sayin'...

The economy may be bad, but I think the Dems are making it sound as bad as possible for political purposes to con the US public into signing a blank check. So far their talk has centered around social programs and any though of conrtolling the deficit or suring up the financial secotr has been tossed out the window. It's the same way that the Bush administration hyped up the threat of terrorism gaining public approval to beef up military presence in Iraq & Afhanistan while undermining our civil liberties in the US and doing little to actually address any underlying issues which would truly combat terror.

I had no idea...

thats a shocker

The 7% must have been McCain followers. He too thought the economy was strong.....

Amazingly, the same 9 out of 10 said that winter is cold. Just where is the news here?

Really??? You've got to be kidding me. OMG! No way!

CNN, how much money did this useless poll cost? Pretty sure you didn't need a poll to let you know this.

If 9 out of 10 say the economy is poor I think we need to find the village that is missing it's idiot and point the 10th guy home.

Duh......