\"Americans' Economic Pessimism Reaches Record High.\" That's theheadline on a recent Gallup report， which shows a nation deeply unhappywith the state of the economy. Right now， \"27% of Americans rate currenteconomic conditions as either 'excellent' or 'good，' while 44% say they are'only fair2' and 28% say they are poor.\" Moreover， \"an extraordinary 78% ofAmericans now say the economy is getting worse， while a scant3 13% say itis getting better.\"