PRINCETON, NJ — Forty-two percent of Americans say rising gas prices at the pump are a “crisis,” while 29% point to the declining value of the dollar, 28% to rising healthcare costs, 28% to the housing debacle, and 20% to each of the following: rising food prices, declining real wages, and job losses.
Especially concerning is the large number who say its a major problem or a crisis, over 70% say each factor is a major problem or a crisis, this tells me that even though the economy is not technically in a recession, to most people it is as bad as one, probably indicative of a wealth gap in America
