Most Americans have negative expectations for economic, political, social and international issues in the new year, according to the latest Gallup poll.
About 8 in 10 Americans foresee tax increases, economic difficulty and a growing federal deficit in 2023, the polling company reported Tuesday. And 90% say they are bracing for “a year of political conflict.”
“Americans are greeting 2023 with great skepticism and little expectation that the economic struggles that closed out 2022 will abate,” Gallup said.
More than 6 in 10 adults responding to the survey said consumer prices will rise at a “high rate” and the stock market will fall in the new year, continuing trends from last year.