Consider whether the following statement sounds accurate: The economy
has become a much less urgent concern for Americans over the past three
months. That doesn't sound quite right, does it?
But now get this: A new Gallup poll does find a dramatic shift since October in the things Americans list as the "most important problem facing this country."
Back then, "the economy" was far and away the frontrunner, with "unemployment/jobs" solidly in second place. Together, those two concerns accounted for nearly two-thirds of responses (63 percent). By this month, that share had fallen to just 37 percent in the Gallup survey.
Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/You-Asked/2013/0116/Why-Washington-and-its-debt-woes-eclipse-jobs-as-public-s-top-concerns?nav=87-frontpage-entryNineItem
But now get this: A new Gallup poll does find a dramatic shift since October in the things Americans list as the "most important problem facing this country."
Back then, "the economy" was far and away the frontrunner, with "unemployment/jobs" solidly in second place. Together, those two concerns accounted for nearly two-thirds of responses (63 percent). By this month, that share had fallen to just 37 percent in the Gallup survey.
Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/You-Asked/2013/0116/Why-Washington-and-its-debt-woes-eclipse-jobs-as-public-s-top-concerns?nav=87-frontpage-entryNineItem
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