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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Americans Express Historic Negativity Toward U.S. Government

PRINCETON, NJ -- A record-high 81% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed, adding to negativity that has been building over the past 10 years.

Majorities of Democrats (65%) and Republicans (92%) are dissatisfied with the nation's governance. This perhaps reflects the shared political power arrangement in the nation's capital, with Democrats controlling the White House and U.S. Senate, and Republicans controlling the House of Representatives. Partisans on both sides can thus find fault with government without necessarily blaming their own party.

The findings are from Gallup's annual Governance survey, updated Sept. 8-11, 2011. The same poll shows record or near-record criticism of Congress, elected officials, government handling of domestic problems, the scope of government power, and government waste of tax dollars

More....  http://www.gallup.com/poll/149678/Americans-Express-Historic-Negativity-Toward-Government.aspx

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Politicans are nothing more than organized criminals that operate in plain site. Goverment is organized crime.

lmclain said...

Discontent grows like a cancer in the USA. As it did in France, Russia, Greece, Britain, Libya and countless other countries around the world and throughout history. Think America is any different? The government is out of touch with the population, we are at war all the time, the living standard is dropping, the rich live like kings while the rest of the population is told to "sacrifice", we are taxed in ever greater amounts with no apparent improvement in our lives, politicians openly and arrogantly hold the public in disdain, and our political system is in deadlock, barely averting crisis after crisis. History shows what happens. Inevitably. And without exception.