Harris’ research also suggests that many Americans are “consuming in denial” — continuing to spend and run up credit card bills even though they’re short on cash — and that “they’re looking to deflect some of the blame” to leaders in government, said John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll.

“There’s a sense of entitlement, that Americans feel like, ‘We’re worth it, so I might change my vote but I’m not going to change my lifestyle,’” Gerzema said.

Yeah, those lazy selfish bastards with credit card debt are so entitled, how dare they blame their totally made up feelings about the economy on government and business leaders

That vibe reflects the numbers we crunched on the overall economy: Life, particularly groceries and rent, is indeed a lot more expensive than it was a few years ago.

Oh