Transparency: United States of Unhappy Campers

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March 3, 2011 • 3:30 am PST
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How satisfied are Americans?

Gallup's 2011 satisfaction survey, which has measured overall national contentment with various aspects of life in America for the last 10 years, has revealed new historic lows as a crestfallen nation grows more dissatisfied. The last time the survey was administered was in 2008, when the economy was looking down the barrel of the gun. How much have sentiments changed since then?

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