The Economy is an Emergency
Bloomberg has a massive new poll (conducted by Selzer & Company, margin of error 3.1) covering tons of economic issues, including the BP oil spill and financial reform.
“Which of the following do you see as the most important issue facing the country right now?”
Unemployment and jobs comes in first, at 41%. The federal deficit and government spending, despite the full court press by many politicians and pundits, comes in a distant second at 26%.
The government doesn’t seem to want to treat the economy as an emergency, but asked “What is your attitude about today’s economic environment,” just 23% said they were “getting back to normal,” and 16% said they were “seeing opportunity and taking more risks,” while 54% said they were “still hunkering down.”
That’s how people feel they themselves are doing. Asked if the U.S. economy was starting to get better, staying the same, or getting worse, just 28% said it was starting to get better, while 36% said it was staying the same (which, pro tip: that’s not good) and 35% said it was getting worse.
And if those answers don’t make the point, the poll asked directly “Many economists say the US emerged from the recession last year. Which of the following best reflects your opinion?”
71% said that “Regardless of what economists say, it still feels like we are in a recession.”
This economy is in an emergency. No matter how many different ways you ask the question, that’s still what you’re going to hear from working people.
Tags: deficit, Jobs, unemployment
Here is 75% of the problem the senate republicans are playing games with our lives if they would just extend unemployment benefits not only for the short term unemployed but the 99ers.The country is scared that in a crisis like unemployment the goverment isn’t going to back you up.If the games will stop and extend unemployment benefits without any more games and support the unemployed until the rate dips below 7% all will be ok.People that have lost jobs are now going to lose everything and the ones still working but in fear of losing there jobs need to know the goverment still supports them.But no matter what happens now remember come november VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT AND SEND A STRONG MESSAGE DO NOT MESS WITH OUR LIVES EVER AGAIN! All the republicans want is to help there rich buddies not the little people but remember there are more of us than them.Now they are bragging on the death of stienbrenner good thing he died now so his estate saved tax monies, and then to call for a tax break for the rich even thou it would mean loosing BILLIONS IN TAXES they do not deserve to collect a paycheck REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER OUT THEY GO!!!!
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