What Do You Think Is the Most Important Problem Facing This Country Today?

[elleng]

1935 to 2017

'Since the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Gallup polling organization has asked Americans an open-ended question: “What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?”

As Donald J. Trump prepares for his first major address to the nation on Tuesday, he has a unique set of issues to tackle. But there is not one singular issue that is dominating the American consciousness.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/27/us/politics/most-important-problem-gallup-polling-question.html?

[Doreen]

1. TRUMP

[elleng]

2. 'Dissatisfaction with government,'

ya think???

'With the economy humming along and United States troops withdrawn from major wars, Americans cited a variety of domestic problems as the most important. The top response was dissatisfaction with government, a sentiment Mr. Trump harnessed during his populist campaign.


“For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth.”'

Donald J. Trump in his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2017

[we can do it]

3. Republicans.

[raccoon]

14. You beat me to the post! Nt

[pangaia]

4. Not enough Mozart.

[elleng]

7. Like THIS?

[pangaia]

11. That works.

But I was thinking more along the lines of something like this..

[jrthin]

5. THE ORANGE TURD n/t

[TDale313]

6. Income/wealth inequality.

Which goes hand in hand with too much money in politics. Which is why we can't fix the myriad of other problems/issues we're facing.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Good grief, look at the previous polls.

Concern about immigration was less in previous years when Trump wasn't squawking about it.

Many Americans are parrots, it seems. They repeat what they hear.

[elleng]

10. Exactly.

It's barely visible. Thanks for examining the previous polls.

[Stargleamer]

9. The immense harm Republicans are inflicting on us n/t

[Kablooie]

12. Obviously our weak and ineffectual military.

A new infusion of cash will magically fix it all up so we can go out and slaughter more people efficiently than we've ever done before. America the Beautiful at its bloody best!

[DoBotherMe]

13. Dystopia