According to this article at Reason, Americans are not optimistic about much of anything.  

Americans are currently in a very sour mood; a state of affairs that is reflected in the relatively low confidence ratings given many Americans institutions [including business, religion, the police, banks, and more] in Gallup’s latest survey….

The graphic accompanying the post is especially worth a visit. 

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