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Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
A Gallup/CNN poll for what it is worth
Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
January 4, 2016
See the full poll here:
- 16% of Americans see government as nation's top problem
- The economy ranks second at 13%
- Unemployment mentions drop by half, but still rank third
- Immigration ranks in top four for first time in eight years
PRINCETON, N.J. -- For the second consecutive year, dissatisfaction with government edged out the economy as the problem more Americans identified as the nation's top problem in 2015. According to Gallup's monthly measure of the most important problem facing the U.S., an average of 16% of Americans in 2015 mentioned some aspect of government, including President Barack Obama, Congress or political conflict, as the country's chief problem. The economy came in second with 13% mentioning it, while unemployment and immigration tied for third at 8%.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Re: Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
We voted them in !
Maybe then the top US problem is us !
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
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Re: Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
tennyson wrote:
We voted them in !
Maybe then the top US problem is us !
Excellent point.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
We voted them in !
Maybe then the top US problem is us !
Yup
I think you're going to see a lot of different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years. - President Donald J. Trump
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Re: Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
We voted them in !
Maybe then the top US problem is us !
Exactly.
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Re: Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
And here's the kicker for me:
A tribe runs their candidates on a platform that basically says "government is bad or no good or can't do anything right" and then they get elected to run the government. Insane.
Pretend you are the CEO of some organization or company and some guy applies for a job. During the interview the guy tells you that your product is no good and useless. You then say, "Hey that's what I wanted to hear! You're hired!" Equally insane.