Feeling free isn't easy these days

Do you feel less free than you once did. If so, you are not alone. Since Gallup began asking that question in 2006 Americans have steadily felt less free.

Fewer Americans are satisfied with the freedom to choose what they do with their lives compared with seven years ago -- dropping 12 percentage points from 91% in 2006 to 79% in 2013. In that same period, the percentage of Americans dissatisfied with the freedom to choose what they do with their lives more than doubled, from 9% to 21%.

Is freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose?