Campaign 2012 Economy Important to Registered Voters

Campaign 2012

Economy Important to Registered Voters

More than nine out of ten registered U.S. voters said that the economy was very or extremely important to their vote in the upcoming presidential election, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The federal budget deficit, the 2010 health care law, and terrorism and national security are also major considerations for voters, the poll found.

Ron Paul, the only presidential candidate currently serving in Congress, attended a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday where he reiterated his longstanding desire for currency backed by hard assets like silver and gold, blaming current monetary policy (ABC) for inflation, financial bubbles, and the debt crisis.

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