With it being the second week of November, and Tuesday being election day in the United States, I thought I’d do a series of posts on my opinions on “the issues” that face Americans today.  Then I discarded the idea, because I barely have time to get recipe posts up the way I like, and this isn’t a political blog – it’s a homemaking blog.  But, when I was brainstorming for posts ideas, a friend on Facebook asked me to write a post on the Iraq War.  It brought back my idea to do a series of “Issues” posts.

I did a search to see what the main issues are, and this is what I discovered:

CBS News Poll. Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2011. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
“What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?” Open-ended
			%
	Economy and jobs		54
	Budget deficit/National debt		6
	War/Iraq/Afghanistan		4
	Partisan politics		3
	Health care		2
	Education		2
	Politicians/Government		2
	Religious values		2
	Moral values/Family values		2
	Other		19
	Unsure		4

Another poll I found said this:

CNN/ORC Poll. Aug. 5-7, 2011. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
“Which of the following is the most important issue facing the country today? The economy. The federal budget deficit. Health care. The situation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Illegal immigration. Terrorism. Policies toward gays and lesbians.” Options rotated
			%
	The economy		60
	The federal budget deficit		16
	Health care		9
	Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya		5
	Illegal immigration		4
	Terrorism		3
	Policies toward gays, lesbians		1
	Other (vol.)		1
	Unsure		1

And, finally:

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. June 17-20, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.
“Which of the following do you see as the most important issue facing the country right now? Unemployment and jobs. Government spending. The federal deficit. Health care. The war in Afghanistan. Gas prices. Immigration. Taxes.”  Options rotated
			%
	Unemployment and jobs		42
	Government spending		17
	The federal deficit		13
	Health care		10
	War in Afghanistan		5
	Gas prices		4
	Immigration		3
	Taxes		1
	Other (vol.)		2
	Unsure		3

With Monday for the weekly menu, that would leave me four days to do posts.  I thought I’d tackle the following: The War on Terror, illegal immigration, government spending/the Federal deficit and health care.

I look forward to, and encourage, other thoughts in the comments sections of these posts.

Hallee

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