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What do Americans fear?
Science Daily ^ | 10/11/2016 | Chapman Univers

Posted on 10/13/2016 1:42:03 PM PDT by JimSEA

Chapman University recently completed its third annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2016). The survey asked respondents about 65 fears across a broad range of categories including fears about the government, crime, the environment, the future, technology, health, natural disasters, as well as fears of public speaking, spiders, heights, ghosts and many other personal anxieties.

The 2016 survey shows that the top 10 things Americans fear the most are:

1) Corruption of government officials (same top fear as 2015)

2) Terrorist attacks

3) Not having enough money for the future

4) Being a victim of terror

5) Government restrictions on firearms and ammunition (new)

6) People I love dying

7) Economic or financial collapse

8) Identity theft

9) People I love becoming seriously ill

10) The Affordable Health Care Act/"Obamacare"

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: opinion; politics
Rhetorical question: What presidential candidate best addresses the fears of out population and which one on the other hand is most involved and guilty of fear # 1??
1 posted on 10/13/2016 1:42:03 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: JimSEA

I see tyranny did not make the list


2 posted on 10/13/2016 1:44:42 PM PDT by GregoTX
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To: JimSEA

One or more of these three things depending on the person.

Fearing the wrath of God if not doing your best to be good.
Fearing a lack of employment.
The fear of no welfare or government handouts or overpaid employment.


3 posted on 10/13/2016 1:48:39 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: JimSEA

No Marmite....no wait, that’s Brits.


4 posted on 10/13/2016 2:01:37 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: JimSEA

1.) losing their 401Ks
2.) losing their jobs
3.) increasing taxes
3.) losing their government freebies


5 posted on 10/13/2016 2:03:26 PM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: JimSEA

clowns


6 posted on 10/13/2016 2:03:39 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I ain’t afraid of no ghost.

Some of the aforementioned gets my attention.


7 posted on 10/13/2016 2:21:02 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: JimSEA

Well, in my neighborhood folks are trying to outdo each other with the Halloween decorations they pit up, and the scariest decoration I have seen so far is a Clinton/Kaine sign.


8 posted on 10/13/2016 2:35:22 PM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: Berosus

House at the other end of my street has a Hillary sign in the front yard.

Right in front of a giant inflatable witch.


9 posted on 10/13/2016 2:37:22 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: JimSEA

Nothing.

We have guns...


10 posted on 10/13/2016 2:54:23 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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