US media: Americans are pessimistic about the economy, "Politicians are doing well, but we are struggling.". "Although I feel okay now, there is always a feeling that everything could disappear in an instant," one woman said.
Reductions in corporate pensions shift more of the risk of retirement funding from employers to employees. Rising borrowing costs coupled with rising home prices have made buying a home more unaffordable, one man said. "I think the American dream is no longer possible," a woman said, "Because you need money to make money, I think now you are either from the beginning catching up"