The Fundamentals of our Economy Are...

Some would say strong. Others would disagree. How to decide which is correct? The same way we decide anything in America - with a poll!

Let's ask, for instance, about the economy. Do people think the economy is getting better, staying the same, getting worse, or if they have no opinion what with being cyborgs without the right to own or buy property?

Check out the results.

National economy			Getting better	Staying the same	Getting worse	Undecided
Sep 2008			-	13%	82%	5%

Zero freaking percent of people polled thought the economy was improving. Have you ever seen any poll where zero percent of people chose one of the answers? Admittedly, I've never run a poll about baby-eating versus sunshine and puppies, but I think even that would have at least one percent on the baby-eating side.

Let's put this into context here.

Eighteen percent of people think that the Sun revolves around the Earth.

Wrap your head around that - eighteen percent of people surveyed didn't know a fundamental fact about their own planet, one that was discovered nearly five centuries ago and is depicted constantly in movies, animations, cartoons, and in other icons of popular culture. It's not a matter of doctrine, as is the case for evolution, and I can't think of any sect, religion, or social group to whom this fact is offensive.

But not even one percent of those people seem to agree that the fundamentals of our economy were strong. The best we can get is the thirteen percent advocating for stagnancy.

How about them fundamentals?