America Continues Its Worldwide Leadership In Producing Morons

I love a good poll story. The first part...indicates that most Americans believe...that the fact that the country is going broke...is not very important. Then, when the interviewer cajoled them a little...and said..."come on, seriously, it is important"...half the people, after cajoling, said..."we can address it...but not too much."

As you get to the end...they talk about Obama...and they are critical of him...even though he just caved in on the whole tax thing and seems content to let us ride the national debt into eternity as the millionaires hold on to their cash.

This part...indicates that Obama believes...that the fact that the country is going broke...is not very important.

So the people dislike Obama...even though he seems to be following their lead and tries to do little or nothing to change the current setup. Poor guy just can't win!

Though reducing the deficit has been a central part of political rhetoric in recent weeks, only 25 percent of respondents said that they considered “the federal deficit and government spending” to be “the most important issue facing the country.” In addition, 51 percent of Americans said they feel that in addressing the deficit, it is more important to “minimize sacrifices for the American people,” and only 40 percent said the answer is “bold and fast change” that would tackle the issue head on.

Most of the proposed solutions for reducing the deficit were met with opposition from respondents, but 70 percent of Americans supported the idea of taxing Wall Street profits, 67 percent favored “means testing for Social Security and Medicare and reduce benefits for the wealthy,” and, weighing in on the issue of tax cuts for the wealthy, 59 percent of respondents were in favor of getting rid of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of President Obama’s handling of the budget deficit, which 60 percent voicing disapproval and only 31 percent approving of his policy. Respondents also rebuked Obama for his performance creating jobs, with 55 percent disapproving.

[Yahoo! News]