Public sentiment on the U.S. fiscal situation was “strongly negative” in April, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s Fiscal Confidence Index, which measures opinion about the national debt.
The index, released Tuesday morning, combines data on respondents’ concerns about the debt; how high a priority it should be for leaders; and expectations about whether the U.S. debt will worsen or improve. For April, the index was at 44, slightly lower than March’s 46. Values below 100 show negative sentiment. Throughout 2013, sentiment has been between 40 and 46.
The survey was taken between April 22 and April 25, before the Treasury on Monday said it would pay down the debt for the first time in six years.
But hey Housing values are up, which means our Property taxes ( scam ) will go up or stay the same. Funny how that happens, again ( scam ). In my neck of the woods I'm paying more and receiving less services for my money, gee it almost sounds like Healthcare.. / snark /
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