Today is Earth Day. Pew Research is therefore eager to publicize a poll indicating that 52 percent of Americans think protecting the environment should be “a top priority for the president and Congress in 2013.”
Sounds great, right? Bring on the environmental protection legislation!
Not really. The problem is that in the real world “top priority” means that of all priorities, this is number one or two, maybe five. If something were, say, number 11 on your list of priorities that wouldn’t really be anywhere near “top,” would it? In fact, it would probably just be something you wouldn’t get around to at all.
That’s where protecting the environment really comes in American priorities. As Pew explains:
See full Article: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2013/04/americans_really_dont_care_abo044310.php#
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