The American Dream

the AMERICAN DREAM JC make a wish WANT TO BE A DOCTOR WHEN YOU GROW UP? CAN'T WAIT TO CLOSE ON YOUR FIRST HOME? FANCY SENDING YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE? WHATEVER YOUR AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE, YOU HAVE ONE. TRUE, MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE OR HAPPINESS, BUT IT'S A MEANS TO AN END. SO DO WISHES STILL COME TRUE IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY? CAN WE HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO? TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AMERICANS ARE SAYING. IŠ THE DREAM ALIVE? [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] I.... . .... .... AT LEAST SOMEWHAT NOT REALLY NOT SURE 2% 2% 11%- 986201F 27% 87% vensus 70% FEELING THE PINCH [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] 54% while O 45% 62% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS DO NOT THINK THEY FAMILIES ARE GETTING ALOG FAMILIES FEEL PINCHED/ARE EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO LEAD THE ALRIGHT/FAIRLY WELL NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET KIND OF LIFE THEY WANT 68% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF THEIR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION but 58% OF AMERICAN LIEVE OTHER PEPLE IN THE COUN RY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION LOOKING FORWARD DATAFRON FEIRIARY 20 TARBANCE GOUP Pu) I..... .... .... ....I .....I DO YOU BELIEVE THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF ECONOMICALLY THAN THE CURRENT GENERATION? 20% 10% 11% 10% 49% YES/STRONGLY YES UNSURE NO NO/STRONGLY SOURCES: THE MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES |/ THE TARRANCE GROUP ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE the AMERICAN DREAM JC make a wish WANT TO BE A DOCTOR WHEN YOU GROW UP? CAN'T WAIT TO CLOSE ON YOUR FIRST HOME? FANCY SENDING YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE? WHATEVER YOUR AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE, YOU HAVE ONE. TRUE, MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE OR HAPPINESS, BUT IT'S A MEANS TO AN END. SO DO WISHES STILL COME TRUE IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY? CAN WE HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO? TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AMERICANS ARE SAYING. IŠ THE DREAM ALIVE? [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] I.... . .... .... AT LEAST SOMEWHAT NOT REALLY NOT SURE 2% 2% 11%- 986201F 27% 87% vensus 70% FEELING THE PINCH [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] 54% while O 45% 62% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS DO NOT THINK THEY FAMILIES ARE GETTING ALOG FAMILIES FEEL PINCHED/ARE EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO LEAD THE ALRIGHT/FAIRLY WELL NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET KIND OF LIFE THEY WANT 68% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF THEIR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION but 58% OF AMERICAN LIEVE OTHER PEPLE IN THE COUN RY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION LOOKING FORWARD DATAFRON FEIRIARY 20 TARBANCE GOUP Pu) I..... .... .... ....I .....I DO YOU BELIEVE THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF ECONOMICALLY THAN THE CURRENT GENERATION? 20% 10% 11% 10% 49% YES/STRONGLY YES UNSURE NO NO/STRONGLY SOURCES: THE MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES |/ THE TARRANCE GROUP ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE the AMERICAN DREAM JC make a wish WANT TO BE A DOCTOR WHEN YOU GROW UP? CAN'T WAIT TO CLOSE ON YOUR FIRST HOME? FANCY SENDING YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE? WHATEVER YOUR AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE, YOU HAVE ONE. TRUE, MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE OR HAPPINESS, BUT IT'S A MEANS TO AN END. SO DO WISHES STILL COME TRUE IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY? CAN WE HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO? TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AMERICANS ARE SAYING. IŠ THE DREAM ALIVE? [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] I.... . .... .... AT LEAST SOMEWHAT NOT REALLY NOT SURE 2% 2% 11%- 986201F 27% 87% vensus 70% FEELING THE PINCH [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] 54% while O 45% 62% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS DO NOT THINK THEY FAMILIES ARE GETTING ALOG FAMILIES FEEL PINCHED/ARE EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO LEAD THE ALRIGHT/FAIRLY WELL NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET KIND OF LIFE THEY WANT 68% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF THEIR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION but 58% OF AMERICAN LIEVE OTHER PEPLE IN THE COUN RY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION LOOKING FORWARD DATAFRON FEIRIARY 20 TARBANCE GOUP Pu) I..... .... .... ....I .....I DO YOU BELIEVE THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF ECONOMICALLY THAN THE CURRENT GENERATION? 20% 10% 11% 10% 49% YES/STRONGLY YES UNSURE NO NO/STRONGLY SOURCES: THE MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES |/ THE TARRANCE GROUP ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE the AMERICAN DREAM JC make a wish WANT TO BE A DOCTOR WHEN YOU GROW UP? CAN'T WAIT TO CLOSE ON YOUR FIRST HOME? FANCY SENDING YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE? WHATEVER YOUR AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE, YOU HAVE ONE. TRUE, MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE OR HAPPINESS, BUT IT'S A MEANS TO AN END. SO DO WISHES STILL COME TRUE IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY? CAN WE HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO? TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AMERICANS ARE SAYING. IŠ THE DREAM ALIVE? [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] I.... . .... .... AT LEAST SOMEWHAT NOT REALLY NOT SURE 2% 2% 11%- 986201F 27% 87% vensus 70% FEELING THE PINCH [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] 54% while O 45% 62% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS DO NOT THINK THEY FAMILIES ARE GETTING ALOG FAMILIES FEEL PINCHED/ARE EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO LEAD THE ALRIGHT/FAIRLY WELL NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET KIND OF LIFE THEY WANT 68% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF THEIR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION but 58% OF AMERICAN LIEVE OTHER PEPLE IN THE COUN RY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION LOOKING FORWARD DATAFRON FEIRIARY 20 TARBANCE GOUP Pu) I..... .... .... ....I .....I DO YOU BELIEVE THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF ECONOMICALLY THAN THE CURRENT GENERATION? 20% 10% 11% 10% 49% YES/STRONGLY YES UNSURE NO NO/STRONGLY SOURCES: THE MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES |/ THE TARRANCE GROUP ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE the AMERICAN DREAM JC make a wish WANT TO BE A DOCTOR WHEN YOU GROW UP? CAN'T WAIT TO CLOSE ON YOUR FIRST HOME? FANCY SENDING YOUR KIDS TO COLLEGE? WHATEVER YOUR AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE, YOU HAVE ONE. TRUE, MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE OR HAPPINESS, BUT IT'S A MEANS TO AN END. SO DO WISHES STILL COME TRUE IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY? CAN WE HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO? TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AMERICANS ARE SAYING. IŠ THE DREAM ALIVE? [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] I.... . .... .... AT LEAST SOMEWHAT NOT REALLY NOT SURE 2% 2% 11%- 986201F 27% 87% vensus 70% FEELING THE PINCH [DATA FROM MARCH 2011 MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLL] 54% while O 45% 62% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR OF AMERICANS DO NOT THINK THEY FAMILIES ARE GETTING ALOG FAMILIES FEEL PINCHED/ARE EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO LEAD THE ALRIGHT/FAIRLY WELL NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET KIND OF LIFE THEY WANT 68% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF THEIR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION but 58% OF AMERICAN LIEVE OTHER PEPLE IN THE COUN RY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION LOOKING FORWARD DATAFRON FEIRIARY 20 TARBANCE GOUP Pu) I..... .... .... ....I .....I DO YOU BELIEVE THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF ECONOMICALLY THAN THE CURRENT GENERATION? 20% 10% 11% 10% 49% YES/STRONGLY YES UNSURE NO NO/STRONGLY SOURCES: THE MELLMAN GROUP, INC. AND PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES |/ THE TARRANCE GROUP ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE