Maybe we should just let the children run the country, at least until the recession is over. They appear to be the only people not bubbling over with anger, anxiety and frustration.
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Charles M. Blow
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According to a Gallup poll released on Thursday, 70 percent of U.S. students in grades 5 through 12 say they are thriving, 63 percent say they feel engaged and 53 percent say they feel hopeful.

Adults are a bit more bitter.

A CNN poll also released on Thursday found that 70 percent of adults describe themselves as angry and 69 percent think things are going badly in the country. In a NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey also released on Thursday, 58 percent of Americans said they think that things in this country are "off on the wrong track."