"Satisfaction with the nation's direction had declined in 2013 and 2014 after reaching 33% during the 2012 fall presidential campaign. Satisfaction reached an all-time low of 7% in late 2008 as the financial crisis was underway, and an all-time high of 71% in February 1999 amid the dot-com boom."
This excerpt from "Americans Name Government as Number One Problem," by Justin McCarthy, in summary, succinctly discusses key moments in American satisfaction levels within the past 20 years.
I chose this passage because I found it interesting to see what affects American satisfaction. I concluded that optimism (found through the Obama presidency), and money are key factors in the determination of our nation's happiness.
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