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By Laura Litvan - Jun 13, 2013
The publics scorn for a gridlocked U.S. Congress continues to grow, with a new Gallup poll showing confidence in the legislative body falling to 10 percent, the lowest level Gallup has ever found for any institution.
The poll released today found Congress dead last among 16 institutions in a survey which included banks, the U.S. Supreme Court and the presidency. Congress was behind organized labor and health maintenance organizations in public confidence.
Congresss 10 percent rating in the survey was three percentage points lower than in a similar Gallup survey of the publics views of major institutions conducted at the same time last year.
The decline in confidence in Congress dates back to 1973, when it was 42 percent, a level not matched since. While its ebbed and flowed, public opinion of the institution has fallen sharply in the last decade. Gallups current level of 10 percent is in line with other polls that show historically poor approval ratings for Congress and its top leaders.
The publics contempt is probably driven by the lack of action on significant legislation at a time of split party control, according to Gallup. Both chambers are working on immigration legislation, with the full Senate debating the most significant revision to immigration law in a generation while House leaders are seeking to craft a measure.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/congress-rating-as-institution-hits-low-gallup-says.html
Drale
(7,932 posts)now we just have to channel that anger towards the people causing this problem, the Repukes.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)There are people elected to do something? No...no...this can't be true.
sakabatou
(42,082 posts)summerschild
(725 posts)That's at least 5% higher than I expected!
Amonester
(11,541 posts)Top 1% + next 4% + next 5% = 10%
IOW, only those who benefit from bribing them (to do nothing for the bottom 90%).
Pretty clear if you ask me.
Amonester
(11,541 posts)It's got worse for the bottom 90% since...
Something is about to break.
History doesn't lie.