A newly released poll shows many of Americans' top concerns going into the 2022 midterms are driven by economic woes
* A newly released poll shows 67% of Americans' top concerns going into the 2022 midterms are driven by economic woes
* Only 37% of respondents think the coronavirus pandemic is a priority compared to 53% who felt that way in the poll taken last year
* Many contribute the shift to pandemic fatigue
* Concerns over cost of living have doubled in the last year from 12% to 24%
* Inflation was at less than 1% last year compared to 14% in the poll taken early December by AP-NORC
* Despite massive COVID case spikes in December, Americans still felt the priority for government in 2022 should be on the economy
Concerns over the economy are overshadowing the pandemic as a whopping 68 per cent of Americans name financial and economic worries as a main issue heading into the midterm elections.
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows only 37 per cent of Americans name the coronavirus as one of their top five priorities in 2022.
At the same time last year, 53 per cent of respondents named the COVID-19 pandemic in the open-ended question.
The left has now spent two years focusing on the coronavirus responses – but the issue is receding in the minds of Americans after two years of ongoing restrictions, mask mandates and lockdowns, despite Omicron being far less severe than previous strains.
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WNU Editor: Since the start of the pandemic I have always been worried about the economy. So I am not surprised that while all of us are concerned about getting sick, bread and butter issues are a growing concern for most families.
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What is omicron other then nature imposing it's own vaccine?
What if my butt smelled?
Next variants should be called Ligma.... Ligma balls..
Com'n Freddy tell us how wonderful this is!
Oh Freddy answer the question.
I could have told people from the start that the government's response to this would cause more damage than the virus itself ever could. At that time, I thought this was naturally occurring pandemic as opposed to a bio weapon. If it is a bio weapon, the lessons from past pandemics may not apply. With that said the government response to the pandemic with the lockdowns and other restrictions has been completely ineffective and the vaccines come with huge risks that medical professionals aren't generally allowed to report.
While the negative outcome of the government response was/easily predictable, how a bio weapon will behave assuming it is a bio weapon is not as easy to predict. Naturally people would rather move away from something that is known to cause them and their families harm even if it means moving in the direction of something unknown. How will lifting all economic restrictions impact things? This is unknown but it is known that keeping them in place isn't working, will never work, and will only make things worse. In this environment, naturally people are going to be more worried about their economic well being over the virus.
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You do not make sense
"You could have told" etc--you did not
"If the virus is"---we do not know
By "people" within the context of the previous post and my other posts here would be properly understood as government officials and other top decisions makers within major corporations. Since there is no way really for me to tell them in a forum where they would pay attention, the statement applies that I could have told them applies had they asked me. As for generalities, I have been pointing this issue out here and elsewhere since the pandemic started.
While we do not know for certain if this is a bio weapon, as more is learned it seems to me to be vastly more likely than not that this is a bio weapon. This means the patterns of past pandemics may not apply. For those paying attention, we "know" within a 99.5% probability that COVID-19 is a bio weapon.
Upon re reading my post, I agree that it needed clarification. I hope this helps. If you have further questions, time permitting I will try and clarify.
your clarification needs clarification
Specifically what needs clarification. Assuming English is your native language I can probably help you. If not, there may be nothing I can do to help you.
I will try and break this down a bit further.
1.) I could have told government officials and other highly influential individuals of the negative ramifications of their response to a virus. There's no point as they don't listen. I have pointed out repeatedly the negative consequences on this website. Essentially they are going to be with us for decades to come. Working under the initial assumptions of a naturally occurring pathogen the draconian government responses made absolutely no sense as they would cause more harm than the virus ever could.
2.) The government response has caused the harm that will be with us for a very long time as was easily predictable but to make matters worse has been wholly ineffective at slowing down the virus much less stop it. Naturally, in this environment, we would expect people's focus to shift to survival needs and they would be less concerned about the virus as the need to feed and provide basic care for their families is going to override fear of the virus.
3.) Making matters worse the only lifeline the leadership class has been able to offer us here is a very dangerous vaccine that health care professionals are generally afraid to discuss as they need to keep their jobs and feed their families.
4.) If this is a bio weapon, the normal patterns of how pandemics progress and eventually end may not apply. As such, we can't say with any degree of confidence that this will be over in 3 or 4 years from the start date. In the end, it does not matter. People need to feed their families and provide for them. They are not going to continue support the current economic restrictions implemented by many in the leadership class as this poll shows.
5.) As to whether or not this is a bio weapon or not, may be best left to another post by the editor that deals with this specific topic. As I did mention it, I think it is worth pointing out that most in the leadership class and their media messengers are not acting like this is bio weapon. As for the rest of us who are paying attention, it is looking more and more like this is a bio weapon.
I hope this helps. If not or if further clarification is needed, time permitting I will try and clarify but it will help if you are specific as to what needs further explaining.
Classy Freddy, answer the question!
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