Americans’ money worries are growing, L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll finds

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-poll15-2008may15,0,3503120.story

Americans’ money worries are growing, L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll finds

For the first time since 1993, the percentage of people who say their finances are very or fairly secure falls below 60%, the survey shows.

By Abigail Goldman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
3:31 PM PDT, May 14, 2008

Donald Fleckenstein lives comfortably in retirement, but higher food and energy costs still prompted him to trade down from a big American car to a small Honda, cancel plans for a European vacation and worry more about how the next generations of his family will fare.

[silverojo]

1. Plans for a European vacation?

There are a lot of people who can't even plan for a doctor's checkup! God, I hate the media...they're so freaking out of touch, they can't even find interviewees who are grounded in reality!