Gallup: Government dysfunction seen as nation's No. 1 problem

[babylonsister]

Gallup: Government dysfunction seen as nation's No. 1 problem
By Lara Seligman - 10/09/13 01:56 PM ET


Government dysfunction has displaced the economy as the most pressing problem facing the nation, according to respondents in a new Gallup poll.

Thirty-three percent of people in a Gallup survey released Wednesday said dissatisfaction with government and elected officials is the nation’s No. 1 problem, the highest percentage since Gallup began collecting trend data in 1939.

It’s also the first time since the early days of the financial crisis in October 2008 that the economy hasn’t ranked as the top worry in the Gallup survey.

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The percentage of respondents who mentioned the government as the country’s top problem has more than doubled since last month, from 16 percent, which almost certainly reflects the public’s frustration with the showdown in Washington.

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[gopiscrap]

1. Yeah thanks fucking teathuglicans

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. This is depressing. I'm listening to "The World" on PRI, and the world thinks we've gone off the...

deep end. They are also speculating that we're becoming an unreliable partner on the international stage. We look like Greece right now. How embarrassing is that?