Gallup Poll: Americans Say Government Is the Number One Problem Today

According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans say that government is their number one problem, beating out inflation for the top spot.
In response to the question: “what do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?” 21 percent of Americans answered “Government,” up from 15 percent last year. According to Gallup’s January 2023 poll, other top concerns for Americans are, in order, immigration, the economy in general, unifying the country, race relations, poverty, crime, and family decline.
“This result is not surprising,” Charles Steele, professor of economics at Hillsdale College, told The Epoch Times. “If we look at the next four most cited problems—inflation, immigration, economy, and divisiveness—people know that politicians and bureaucrats have been making those problems worse, not better. Inflation is a good example. It is entirely created by government spending and by expansionary monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.”…}