The biggest problem the United States faces is not unemployment or the economy – it's the country's government, according to a plurality of Americans cited in a recent Gallup poll. Among Republicans, Democrats, and independents, dissatisfaction with the U.S.'s political leadership topped all other issues.
The open-ended question they answered in the monthly poll of American attitudes was, "What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?"
Gallup says that 21 percent of all respondents' answers fell into a category titled "Dissatisfaction with government/Congress/politicians; Poor leadership/Corruption/Abuse of power."
That topic was followed by the economy, with 18 percent overall. The poll found a tie at 16 percent, between unemployment and health care.
But not all political groups saw things the same way. While 24 percent of Republicans said health care was the biggest problem (coming in second to the government at 26 percent), only 13 and 14 percent of independents and Democrats, respectively, said healthcare was America's problem No. 1.
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