| Submit your comments on this article |
| Economy |
| 81% unhappy with situation: US poll |
| 2010-12-22 |
| [Iran Press TV] The results of a new Gallup poll indicate that 81 percent of American citizens are dissatisfied with the current situation in the United States. According to the poll released on Monday, only 17 percent of those surveyed said they were optimistic about the future and happy with the way things were going. Similar to previous Gallup polls of the year, most respondents blamed a struggling economy and unemployment for their dissatisfaction. Some 30 percent of those polled maintained their biggest problem was the economy, while 24 percent of the surveyed voiced concern about unemployment. A general dissatisfaction with the US government and the federal deficit were also cited by 13 percent and 10 percent of the respondents respectively. Another survey carried out by Gallup last week found that Americans' opinion of Congress had sunk to its lowest level ever with 83 percent, saying they were unhappy with the way Congress was working. Over the year, more and more people have said they feel like the United States is heading in the wrong direction. Also a survey released in mid-October by Gallup showed that 54 percent of US voters believe Obama does not deserve a second term in office, with only 39 percent supporting his re-election. Obama's average approval rating, which has declined each quarter since he took office last year, has during this quarter, dropped to a new low. An unemployment rate of nearly 10 percent, a home foreclosure crisis and the war in Afghanistan are major issues swaying voters to support the Republicans. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 More like the percentage on Federal assistance. The African-American population is 12%, more or less. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2010-12-22 18:23 |
| #7 17% strangely coincides with the percentage of the country that shares the current President's race. Coincidence? His approval rating with African Americans is still over 90% I think. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-12-22 18:09 |
| #6 Public employees, Mrs Skolaut. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-12-22 16:54 |
| #5 "17 percent of those surveyed said they were optimistic about the future and happy with the way things were going." Are they stoned or stupid? Or both? :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-22 15:35 |
| #4 half of us are mad because we are paying for the other half and see that the system punishes too much effort and success and rewards breathing and minority status. The others are unhappy because they don't get more.... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2010-12-22 13:50 |
| #3 Close to half are unhappy because it's too liberal and close to half are unhappy because it's too conservative. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-12-22 10:48 |
| #2 Two or three generations ago, 80%+ were extremely happy with about half the square footage of living space (which they far less frequently owned themselves), older vehicles (if they owned one at all) instead of the latest and greatest, about 10% of the toys (which were more often than not tools and not trinkets), having avocations outside of work (fishing, hunting, quilting, cooking, etc.) instead of having nothing but work and surveying your possessions to define one's life, and having to largely entertain themselves (you know, doing icky things like interacting with your neighbors and community). Can't discount the political woes we face in the age of Obama, Reid, Pelosi, but a big chunk of "headed in the wrong direction" is from within. We've told ourselves we require what rich people had 60 years ago just to view ourselves as middle class. Stop that and a lot of the angst evaporates. We can do it. On an economic level America is about opportunity, not outcomes. Get back to that, and reconnect with the main stuff America is about like liberty, and even in these hard times people can be happy. The reason for the season, like the reason for America, isn't money and stuff. To the Christian 'burgers, have a Merry Christmas. To the others, enjoy the season. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2010-12-22 05:53 |
| #1 The only number I follow is the 84% of incumbents who ran & were re-elected last month. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-12-22 00:34 |