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Not that you would know this by the current actions in D.C.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Few Americans mention guns or immigration as the most important problems facing the nation today, despite the current attention lawmakers in Washington are giving to these issues. The economy still dominates as the top concern, followed by jobs and dissatisfaction with the general way in which Congress and the government work.
Not that you would know this by the current actions in D.C.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Few Americans mention guns or immigration as the most important problems facing the nation today, despite the current attention lawmakers in Washington are giving to these issues. The economy still dominates as the top concern, followed by jobs and dissatisfaction with the general way in which Congress and the government work.
You are distorting the message of the survey. The question is do Americans think immigration or guns are the TOP problem, meaning the number 1 problem in the nation, not that Americans don't think that immigration or guns are important issues.
...and yet the US senate is trying to quickly ram thru a bill they wrote behind closed doors. For some reason, allowing the people to read bills and comment on them well before any voting takes place, is something to be avoided at all costs.
I don't care which political side anyone here is on, but we should all object to this new trend in congress to work in secret behind closed doors, and ram legislation thru the process before anyone has a chance to read or comment on the legislation. This is not in keeping with our representative form of government. This is not federalism, this is democratic tyranny.
You are distorting the message of the survey. The question is do Americans think immigration or guns are the TOP problem, meaning the number 1 problem in the nation, not that Americans don't think that immigration or guns are an important issues.
4% see it as a top problem. If people thought it was important far more than 4% would rate it at the top.
The main point is that these are the problems being addressed, not what the overwhelming vast majority see as the most pressing problems.
Guns and immigration are social issues that don't need budget cuts or increased taxes.
If anything working on these issues will promote new spending.
Congress must be jumping for joy that they can concentrate on this and not the "hard stuff".
Social issues will dominate this administration for the next 3.5 years.
4% see it as a top problem. If people thought it was important far more than 4% would rate it at the top.
The main point is that these are the problems being addressed, not what the overwhelming vast majority see as the most pressing problems.
That is an irrelevant question though based on the point you are attempting to make. By definition the TOP problem can only be one thing.
So if you ask people the TOP problem and then infer from those results that some other issue that they didn't pick as the TOP problem isn't viewed as an important problem that is irrational thinking. Please do better.
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