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Showing Original Post only (View all)Americans consider the economy and jobs to be the top issues, not NSA surveillance [View all]
In my opinion, the only people who consider NSA surveillance to be the top issue facing this country are very vocal folks in remote corners of the interbwebz.
Economy, jobs, employment top issues
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Twenty-five percent of Americans list the economy as the most important issue facing the country today, a Gallup poll released Friday indicated.
Following the economy, 19 percent of Americans said the most pressing issue was unemployment and jobs, followed by dissatisfaction with government at 17 percent, results indicated.
At 25 percent, non-whites were much more likely to say unemployment was the most important issue than whites, at 16 percent, the Princeton, N.J., polling agency said of its annual Work and Education survey.
Overall, 53 percent of Americans surveyed listed economic issues as the most important problems facing the country. Fifty-seven percent of all Americans surveyed listed non-economic issues, such as healthcare, ethical/moral issues in Washington, immigration and education.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/08/16/Economy-jobs-employment-top-issues/UPI-81871376677327/?spt=hs&or=tn
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Twenty-five percent of Americans list the economy as the most important issue facing the country today, a Gallup poll released Friday indicated.
Following the economy, 19 percent of Americans said the most pressing issue was unemployment and jobs, followed by dissatisfaction with government at 17 percent, results indicated.
At 25 percent, non-whites were much more likely to say unemployment was the most important issue than whites, at 16 percent, the Princeton, N.J., polling agency said of its annual Work and Education survey.
Overall, 53 percent of Americans surveyed listed economic issues as the most important problems facing the country. Fifty-seven percent of all Americans surveyed listed non-economic issues, such as healthcare, ethical/moral issues in Washington, immigration and education.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/08/16/Economy-jobs-employment-top-issues/UPI-81871376677327/?spt=hs&or=tn
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Americans consider the economy and jobs to be the top issues, not NSA surveillance [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Aug 2013
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Not sure how it happened, thought I was replying to the real american response.
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2013
#10
Jobs are important, but so is the freaking 4th Amendment to the Constitution.
Cooley Hurd
Aug 2013
#5
In that case then why do you spend so much time stirring up crap about Snowwald and the NSA?
Fumesucker
Aug 2013
#9
True... When You Are Pan-Handling On The Off-Ramp... The Constitution IS Just A Piece Of Paper...
WillyT
Aug 2013
#26
Thanks for your post Cali_Democrat, if I had children to fed and clothe you bet the economy and jobs
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#29