Congress is not a popular institution. Gallup reports:
Eleven percent of Americans say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress, down from 17% in 2009 and a percentage point lower than the previous low for Congress, recorded in 2008… half of Americans now say they have “very little” or no confidence in Congress, up from 38% in 2009 — and the highest for any institution since Gallup first asked this question in 1973.
#1 is the American military in this “Confidence in Institutions” list.
Gallup also reports: a “high level of confidence in small business” which
contrasts with the low level of confidence in big business; the latter is tied with HMOs at 19% for next-to-last place. Confidence in organized religion is similar to where it has been since 2002, but is significantly lower than in prior years.
Yes, big business and HMOs are more popular than Congress.
Good luck, Harry.





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