Caucus-goers: Jobs come first

[Feanorcurufinwe]

The economy trumps Iraq and health care as the most important issue among likely Iowa Democratic caucus participants.

They also lean toward government adoption of a national health insurance system and partial repeal of tax cuts, The Des Moines Register's latest poll shows.

Forty percent of Iowans likely to take part in the Jan. 19 caucuses say the economy and jobs matter most to them among a list of seven issues for the next president to address.

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The Iowa Poll, taken last week, shows the war and its aftermath rank second on the list of issues, cited by 19 percent of Iowans who say they definitely or probably will attend the precinct caucuses that kick off the presidential nominating process.

Health care ranks third, at 17 percent, and education is fourth, at 10 percent.

"We have so many people without health insurance that I think it's a drain on the economy," said poll participant John Bauserman, 50, of Iowa City. "The number of uninsured each year just gets larger."

Trailing in single digits as priority issues are the budget deficit, homeland security and agriculture.

The poll has a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.

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The Iowa Poll shows 48 percent of likely caucus participants support repealing tax cuts just for the wealthiest Americans. Twenty-six percent support repealing all of the tax cuts. Just 16 percent would leave the tax cuts intact. Ten percent are unsure.
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788998/22759584.html

[democratreformed]

1. I don't believe that

either the economy or health care can be fixed until we fix the mess with the war and our relationship with the rest of the world.

[redqueen]

2. Not surprising.

People see the consistent job losses (which mean de facto loss of healthcare, for those affected) and are afraid.

Nothing motivates like self-interest!