Posted by Ron Nehring at 1:08 pm on Jan 02, 2014 Comments Off on Record number of Americans see big government as top threat to country’s future
In the middle of the holiday season, when Americans for more
focused on travel plans and gift giving than politics, Gallup
released powerful new survey data showing Americans are far more
concerned about the threat posed by “big government,” compared to
business or labor.
In liberalism’s heyday of the 1960’s, fewer than half of
Americans considered big government to be biggest threat to
America’s future. Today, it’s an astonishing 72%. To
reach such a peak, Americans across the board are concerned about
the size, scope and intrusiveness of government, not just
Republicans or libertarians (although Republicans are the most
concerned).
Not surprisingly, Americans have grown significantly more
skeptical of government as it has expanded during the
Administration of Democrat Barack Obama. The 2009 stimulus
package, Dodd-Frank regulation of finance, Obamacare and
revelations concerning NSA surveillance programs all contribute to
rising concern about the role of government.
While 92% of Republicans say they see big government as the
greatest threat to the country’s future, even a majority of
Democrats (56%) say… Read More