Worries about the federal budget deficit have doubled during the past two years, according to new polling released Monday.
One fifth of Americans named the deficit as a top concern and 18 percent named dissatisfaction with government, placing them second and third, facing the United States in a Gallup poll released Monday. The economy in general was the top issue at 21 percent.
via www.politico.com
All this time, and we're just now figuring out that the economy is important? And a whole 18%(!?!) are "dissatisfied" with government.
