"A Wall Street Journal–NORC poll released yesterday found that only 25% of Americans believe they have a good chance of improving their standard of living. Nearly 70% said it was no longer possible to work hard and get ahead. A majority of those polled said the generation before them had an easier time starting a business, buying a home, or staying at home to parent a child."
For the rest of #HeatherCoxRichardson 's Sept 3rd letter :
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-3-2025