GALLUP: Public Sends Mixed Messages on Social Security Reform

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/?ci=15538

Public Sends Mixed Messages on Social Security Reform
Wants political leaders to act more quickly, but rates other issues as higher priorities

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans express a desire for political leaders to move more quickly on Social Security legislation, but at the same time assign a higher priority to several other issues, including terrorism, gas prices, and healthcare costs. Those who think political leaders are moving too slowly on Social Security are slightly more likely to blame George W. Bush and the Republicans in Congress than the Democrats in Congress. Bush's approval rating on Social Security remains low, as does support for the idea of allowing private investment of Social Security taxes.

To date, neither President Bush nor the congressional leaders of either party have made a formal legislative proposal on Social Security. The April 1-2 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll gauged public reaction to the lack of legislative progress on the Social Security issue. Sixty-one percent of Americans say political leaders are moving "too slowly" in taking up legislation to change the Social Security system, while 29% say they are moving at an appropriate pace. Seven percent volunteer that leaders are moving too quickly.

This generally negative assessment of the progress is shared about equally by most key demographic groups. Republicans (64%) are about as likely as Democrats (61%) and independents (58%) to feel that political leaders are moving too slowly on the issue.

Those who say leaders are moving too slowly are slightly more likely to assign blame for this to Bush and the Republicans in Congress (40%) rather than the Democrats in Congress (32%). Seventeen percent say both are to blame, and 4% say neither is.

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2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling -- ?

Social Security

2005 Apr 1-2

Approve 35
Disapprove 57
No opinion 8

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spinning words to make the appearance of a crisis - have I said how much I despise the people lately?

:argh:

So THAT'S why the public is unhappy, is it now? Because Congress and the White House aren't moving FAST ENOUGH on Social Security? And here I thought all along that a huge majority of Americans wanted politicians to keep their damned hands off the the thing, for fear they'd ruin it entirely. :crazy:

There has been basically no terrorism since the 'inside job' of 9-11 and the anthrax attacks which followed, one of which was probably done to seize incriminating evidence at the tabloid publishing headquarters in Fla. (the photo editor died and the building was closed and "fumigated" for several months), and yet still tens of millions are in fear and terror. Of what?

And yet the international border nearest me remains wide open and the level of frustration and cognitive dissonance has reached the point where what * calls "vigilantes" have banded together to patrol it. That in itself should clue people in on who was behind 9-11 or at the very least who let it happen.

If people are really afraid, they should have not voted the terrorists in for a second term. Another four years should be able to complete the process of transforming America into a Third World police state.

seriously.

I'll wait to see a Pew poll.

Second, isn't amazing that a majority of disapproval is a mixed message.
I am sure if 51% approved it would be an overwhelming majority, a mandate.