Posted on 12/27/2012 1:16:46 PM PST by John W
(Reuters) - Americans blame Republicans in Congress more than congressional Democrats or President Barack Obama for the current "fiscal cliff" crisis, as the deadline approaches for action to avert big tax increases and spending cuts, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Thursday.
When asked who they believed to be more responsible for the "fiscal cliff" situation, 27 percent blamed Republicans in Congress, 16 percent blamed Obama and 6 percent pointed to Democrats in Congress. The largest percentage - 31 percent - blamed "all of the above."
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Lets see 16 % blame Obama, 6% blame Democrats, and 31% blame all of the above. That means 53% do not blame Republicans.
27% blamed Republicans
53% and 27% leaves 20% that never voted at all. and yet they reach the conclusion that “AMERICANS” blame REpublicans for the cliff.
Well a-holes I am an American and I know who to blame.
There is plenty of blame to go around and it starts with the idiot that thought up this cliff BS in the first place instead of just denying Obama permission to raise the debt limit. Who signed this into law. OBAMA.
Wanna bet?
NOWHERE do they (Media) even SUGGEST cutting back on SPENDING....it's not "Fair" that someone who works has MORE than the slugs who have NEVER worked, and have lived off HANDOUTS their entire lives.
Elections have consequences and the dem voters are about to reap those consequences. I hope they enjoy it.
they dont want to cut spending because they and their pals are skimming zillions of dollars from all the spending ... (and since they won’t even pass a budget there’s no beginning point for any potential future audit).
(also a small portion of the spending buys them votes so they can keep skimming off the big bucks)
so they won’t cut spending.
and
they don’t want to let business recover and create real jobs for people because... this way they have several extra millions of people on the dole... dependent on them...
which translates into more votes for more of the same.
this is what is meant by our “having past the tipping point” in Obama’s “transformation” of America
prepare thyself for at least 4 more years of hard times
“Goes to show that folks are fed up with all of the above politicos.”
Yet they elected the same people to the same offices, so they can’t be to fed up.
On the Ship of Fools.
There are a lot of party hacks who are incompetent, yes, absolutely true. But there are also examples of where the sheeple were given a clear, unambiguous choice between government dependence and free stuff, and individual liberty and self-reliance. The sheeple chose the government dependency. They wanted their "free" stuff, Obamaphones, Obamabucks, Obamacare. My only hope is that when what these people voted for crashes the system, they will be hurt worse than the rest of us, who maybe can see it coming and plan ahead.
Well it is never too late to learn!
Me too! I cannot worry about what the uninformed drones say.
This election proves half of America is blatantly stupid.
Agree, but there were not the votes for it. Nor are there the votes to make them permanent now.
IOW, 27% will blame the GOP if they prevent Obama from borrowing, printing, and spending to pay for the freebies he promised them.
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