Poll: 85% of Americans Dissatisfied with Government’s Handling of Nation’s Finances

Cybercast News Service ^ | July 12, 2013 - 1:02 PM | Michael W. Chapman

[Olog-hai]

A new Gallup poll shows that a large majority of Americans are “dissatisfied” with the federal government’s handling of numerous economic-related issues, with 85% of people dissatisfied in particular with the government’s handling of the nation’s finances.

While the poll showed strong satisfaction for government’s management of natural disasters, national parks, and homeland security, for the 19 issues queried about by the poll, Americans were dissatisfied with government’s handling of 13 of them in majorities that ranged from 56% to 85%. …

The poll also showed that Americans’ dissatisfaction with the federal government’s handling of certain issues has increased since 2005. For example, while 44% were satisfied with the government’s handling of “labor and employment issues” in 2005, only 26% were satisfied in 2013—a drop in satisfaction of 18 points. …

[Gay State Conservative]

85%...all crackers,no doubt.

[Olog-hai]

Creepy-a$$ examples of same?

[21st Century Crusader]

If you could get enough people to stand up, withold their taxes in a tax revolt, you could get an almost immediate response from the government.
We don’t have the leadership, or backbone for that - yet.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Sadly, there are probably people in that 85% that don’t think we are spending enough.

[Gay State Conservative]

Creepy-a$$ examples of same?

Didn't you get the memo from Miss Slim Jeans? Once classified as a cracker you automatically become "creepy a$$".

[Ge0ffrey]

Sum Ting Wong

[Proud2BeRight]

Half of the 85% probably think more should be spent.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

And 53% voted for Obama. Pfffft...

[Amendment10]

Thank you for referencing that article Olog-hai. But beware of pollsters like Gallup who are probably not aware of the federal government's constitutonally limited powers. From the list of federal government services at the link, I counted only four issues that Congress can justify regulating, taxing and spending for under its Article I, Section 8-limited powers imo, and I'm not sure about national parks.

• Veterans’ issues
• Foreign affairs
• Military, national defense
• National parks, open space

[Huskrrrr]

Wow, even includes some nanny-staters.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A federal tax revolt? Unlikely, because FDR signed the “Current Tax Payment Act” in 1943 which established income tax withholding. How are you going to get your employer to stop withholding? The best you could do is claim 100 exemptions.

[ColdSteelTalon]

We just need to keep paying our taxes like good little slaves. Our complaints mean nothing to those in power. As long as that’s all we do is complain...

[trebb]

While the poll showed strong satisfaction for government’s management of natural disasters, national parks, and homeland security...

Say what???

[monocle]

Withholding votes would be thousands of times more effective.