美国人是毫无顾忌的乐观派?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-down-dumps-economy-100000307.html

Seventy percent of Americans are convinced the economy has undergone permanent changes for the worse since the recession, while just 1 in 6 believes job opportunities for the next generation will be better than for theirs. Five years ago, 4 in 10 respondents held that more positive view.

About one-quarter of those interviewed reported a major decline in their quality of life because of the recession, while 42 percent say they have less money in the bank than when the recession began. Some 16 percent of the public said they were “devastated” because they experienced “a major, permanent change in the quality of their life.”

A mere 1 in 3 believes the economy has gotten better in the last year and only a quarter of Americans think it will improve next year. “Just 1 in 6 Americans believe job opportunities will be better for the next generation of workers, down from 4 in 10 five years ago,” according to the report.

The authors of the report found the public “paints an extremely negative picture of American work” when asked to choose from a list of a dozen words or phrases. Only 14 percent checked off “happy at work” and just 18 percent believe they are being well paid.

Two-thirds say American workers are “not secure in their jobs” and “highly stressed.” Just 1 in 5 believes the average American worker is well educated or innovative; and just 1 in 3 checked off “ambitious” or “highly skilled.”