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People in the US: are you delaying major life decisions under Trump’s presidency?

a row of signs on grass next to a road
Home sale signs in Los Angeles. Photograph: Richard Vogel/AP

As Donald Trump approaches six months in office as president, his administration’s agenda has shaken every corner of US life.

According to research from Harris Poll, Americans are reconsidering major life events including marriage, having children and buying a home amid economic anxiety under the Trump administration.

Six in 10 Americans said the economy had affected at least one of their major life goals, citing either lack of affordability or anxiety around the current economy.

We want to hear from you. Have you been delaying major life decisions amid economic and political anxieties? When did things begin to feel destabilized? What effect in particular has delaying life decisions had on your household?

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