Americans Express Historic Negativity Toward U.S. Government

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  1. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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

    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.


    Congress' Ratings Have Plunged in Recent Years
    Public Officials Held in Low Esteem
    Americans Particularly Critical of Domestic Policy


    Nearly Half Now Say Government Poses Immediate Threat

    Americans' sense that the federal government poses an immediate threat to individuals' rights and freedoms is also at a new high, 49%, since Gallup began asking the question using this wording in 2003. This view is much more pronounced among Republicans (61%) and independents (57%) than among Democrats (28%), although when George W. Bush was president, Democrats and independents were more likely than Republicans to view government as a threat.
     
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  2. MARIS61

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    It appears the Bushbaby years took it to a low matched only by the Nixon impeachment, Obama's election turned it sharply to the positive side, then the Republican/teabagger wins last year turned it sharply negative again taking it lower than even Nixon could.

    Seems like a mandate for our reps and senators to get on board and support Obama rather than stonewall his proposals as they have repeatedly done.
     
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    It's not just the executive branch... it's the whole damn thing.
     
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    So the question is when are "the people" going to do something about it? I mean, the Tea Party was a fair start as they have demanded more accountability in government and a balanced budget with tax and entitlement reform that is long overdue... The main problem is that both sides continue to toss up "politics as usual" candidates. And then they become part of the problem themselves. It's bad enough with some of the older congress people who have kept things running so poorly for so long, but so are a lot of the newbies.

    At some point in time people are going to demand real change to the point they will do something about it. I wonder what it will look like? And will hate groups like unions send out goons again to injure and try to kill some of the people... We are entering the most intere4sting time in our country since the Vietnam protest days possibly.
     
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    I hate to say it, but this is Maris's ideal world.
     
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    No they aren't. Once a Republican is in the white house, everyone who is complaining now will think everything is just peachy, and everyone who supports the current administration will start complaining.

    Just because people are running around claiming the apocalypse is coming, doesn't mean that it is. People like to exaggerate. A lot.

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    You may very well be right, but don't you think we're poised for an economic collapse?
     
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    No, I don't. I think we had the collapse in 2008 and are slowly recovering from it.

    Eventually, there will be another collapse, of course, there always is. But I'm not expecting that to happen tomorrow.

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    You got that right......barfo.
     
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    Far from it. My ideal world has no government at all.
     
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    QUOTE=barfo;2663676]
    Just because people are running around claiming the apocalypse is coming, doesn't mean that it is. People like to exaggerate. A lot.

    barfo[/QUOTE]

    That's a bit of a stretch, don't you think? :rolleyes2:
     
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    Completely incapable of reasonable and responsible governance ... both sides.
     
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    FIFY
     
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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentis...2011/sep/23/george-soros-double-dip-recession

    Is the US double-dipping into recession?

    George Soros believes the US is already in a double-dip recession. Do you agree?

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ocId=CNG.a1a0fa7851ea5002e0eaf3cb1af82a01.631

    Obama: Europe crisis scaring world
     
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    Well this is utter nonsense, our spending has never been at this level aside from World War 2. We are on the books for trillions of dollars in future liabilities.
     
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    That's interesting. Then why do so many of your posts depict a socialist/communistic viewpoint?
     
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