4 in 10 say personal finances worsening: Survey

Four in 10 Americans say their personal finances are deteriorating, according to a new poll released shortly before November’s midterm elections. In the NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll, 40 percent of people said their “personal family finances” have declined in the last 12 months, while 16 percent said the opposite. Forty-one percent said their personal family finances…