And it has the healthiest demographics of any of the world's five biggest economies, thanks to immigration. at some gut level, americans seem to understand this. gallup asked people about their lives to determine what share of the population is, "thriving." that number hit 59% this summer, the highest in the survey. in january 2020 90% of americans said they were satisfied with their lives, another all-time high since the question was asked first in 1979. it has subsequently dropped, presumably because of the pandemic. but that sunny picture is not what it looks like in washington. america's w...