AP Poll: Growing numbers see economy as top problem facing nation

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ALAN FRAM | Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 12:30 am

WASHINGTON - A growing number of people say the economy is the nation's top problem, with the less educated among the most worried, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll showed Tuesday.

Yet even with a credit crunch and soft housing market, economic angst remains well behind war and domestic issues among the public's chief concerns, according to survey results.

Given an open-ended opportunity to name the major problem facing the U.S., 15 percent volunteered the economy. That was six percentage points more than named it when the AP-Ipsos poll last asked the question in July.

"They talk about a big surge in Iraq; well, there hasn't been a big surge over here," said Sadruddin El-Amin, 55, a truck driver in Hanahan, S.C., who named the economy as the top problem. "The job market isn't getting any better, not for the working class."

Twenty-two percent of those with a high school education or less named the economy as the country's worst problem, compared to eight percent with college degrees. In addition, 20 percent of minorities cited the economy as the top issue, compared to nine percent who did so in July. There was no real difference between Republicans and Democrats, with just under a fifth of each naming the economy as biggest worry.

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1. Too late all you dumbshits who are just waking up. This admin

destroyed our economy. It's pointless to get your shit in an uproar about something that's dead and buried already.

The rich and powerful have all their cash invested overseas and in foreign currency.

What's with these people? How damn slow are they??

[spartan61]

2. But, but, but, how can so many people be worried???

georgie said the economy is in good shape!! :sarcasm:

[MADem]

3. What a sneaky headline!!

I guess it's not as much fun to say WAR AND DOMESTIC ISSUES ARE PUBLIC'S CHIEF CONCERNS--Economy distant worry but increasing in importance....

[sallyseven]

4. Once again the American people are ahead of the curve.

They understand the bush is wrecking this country. Only the rich will be better off when the depression hits. They are invested overseas. All the safeguards about the economy are destroyed. bush is paying for the war with foreign money from china and india etc. Hope we can wake up in time. Obey, McGovern and Murtha want to add a surtax to pay for the war and not leave it to the grand kids. Hopefuly it will get somewhere. When the mericun people see what the cost is maybe they will get on bush's back. Or even get on the dems back.