But
Americans Fear Big Government Over Everything Else,
Called "Biggest Threat To Country"
Americans’
fear of big government – partly fueled by a sharp
spike among Democrats since President Barack Obama
took office – almost reached a record high this year
and is far greater than people’s concerns about big
business and big labor, a new Gallup poll Monday
shows. An overwhelming 64 percent of people surveyed
said big government was the biggest threat to the
country, compared to just 26 percent who said big
business is their gravest concern and 8 percent who
picked big labor. The all-time high for percentage of
people who said big government was the biggest threat
to the country was in 1999 and 2000, when 65 percent
named it the country’s biggest menace.