Reader Poll: Is Economic Growth the Most Important National Issue?
The New Trier Democratic Organization polled 200 township residents, and now Patch wants your thoughts.
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Kickstarting economic growth is the most important national issue for New Trier Township residents, according to a 2011 straw poll conducted by the New Trier Democratic Organization (NTDO). The volunteer group conducted the survey during a series of July sidewalk sales in Glencoe, Wilmette and Winnetka.
Roughly 200 area residents were asked to rank 13 topics, and also questioned about casino development in Illinois. Poll takers voted "2:1 against expanding gambling casinos in Illinois," according to a press release from NTDO.
Meanwhile, Patch wants to keep the poll going. We've listed the 13 issues below and encourage readers to share their thoughts in the comments below.
- Nurturing new jobs and industries
- Protecting Medicare and Social Security
- The widening gap between Super Rich and others
- The Federal deficit
- Reducing military involvement
- Global climate change
- Ending Congressional gridlock
- Reforming campaign finance laws
- Immigration laws
- The War on Terror
- Spending more on medical research
- Cutting spending on social programs
- Access to affordable healthcare for all
Additionally, you can join the discussion on our Facebook pages for either the Wilmette-Kenilworth or Winnetka-Glencoe Patch sites.
Max
9:31 pm on Thursday, July 28, 2011
The debt ceiling issue is a farce.
David Stockman, Reagan's Budget Director :
"We had a 30 year spree of phoney prosperity in this country."
"In 1985, the top five percent of the households – the wealthiest five percent – had net worth of $8 trillion – which is a lot. Today, serial bubble after serial bubble, the top five per cent have net worth of $40 trillion. The top five per cent have gained more wealth than the whole human race had created prior to 1980."
"A one time 15% wealth tax would cut the deficit in HALF !"
Did I metion that the debt celing issue is FARCE ?