Public Opinion Snapshot: Hey Policymakers, Don’t Forget About Jobs! - CFAP

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Public Opinion Snapshot: Hey Policymakers, Don’t Forget about Jobs!
By Ruy Teixeira -CFAP
July 18, 2011

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You’d think the only important issues in the country today were raising the debt limit and cutting the deficit if you only paid attention to the fights in Congress. Not so.

For most Americans the most important issues are still the economy and jobs. In a late June CBS/New York Times poll, 53 percent said the economy/jobs was the most important problem facing the country today, compared to just 7 percent who said the deficit/debt was most important.





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Link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/07/snapshot071811.html

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