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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

81 percent of young Americans say economic conditions are bad or terrible

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

WIBC

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:30.4

I wish I had a good one by then.

0:34.7

Oh yeah.

0:36.8

It's a new survey that came out.

0:39.2

2,000 U.S. adults say that most Americans feel they're struggling to find peace of mind in daily life

0:45.9

and that they would turn over a large portion of their income.

0:50.4

About $57,000 to $79,000 have their salary just to feel financially and emotionally secure.

0:58.4

Ethan, I understand about indecision.

1:00.9

I don't care if I get behind.

1:02.9

People living consequences.

1:05.5

All I want is my peace of mind.

1:07.7

Ah, yes.

1:08.6

Now I get to where you go with that.

1:09.7

It's from Boston.

1:10.6

But there was another survey that said this is mostly affecting young adults, and they rate

1:16.8

the U.S. economy as very negatively or poor, roughly eight out of ten young Americans say

1:23.6

the economy is bad and in terrible shape.

1:33.6

And they highlight housing costs, inflation, and wages not keeping up as major drivers of pessimism among young adults.

1:37.0

I'll bet I can name one common denominator that unites most of these young people that

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