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78480119Yet again, when Americans ponder their future, it all comes down to “it’s the economy, stupid.” New Gallup research shows that people in the United States remain preoccupied with their jobs and economic health. Until a strong recovery of gross domestic product may wipe that out, finances will trump all other worries among most Americans, including those worries that are supposed to be pressing.

Gallup reports:

Few Americans mention guns or immigration as the most important problems facing the nation today, despite the current attention lawmakers in Washington are giving to these issues. The economy still dominates as the top concern, followed by jobs and dissatisfaction with the general way in which Congress and the government work.

The recession has pushed what might be core concerns about society to the point of barely being secondary ones, which means the shadow of the recession remains. Based on a close look…

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