Race & Recession: How Skin Color Affects One’s Perception of the Economy—and Its Recent Collapse

A new poll brings to light big differences in who whites, blacks, and Hispanics blame for the recession, whether the nation’s economic policies have us on the right track, and how optimistic (or not) they are that things will get better. Curiously enough, the groups who were hardest hit by recession, and who are the least likely to hold stocks, investments, and retirement accounts, are also the most optimistic for the future.