Manufacturers' Association of Northwest Pennsylvania

Poll: Taxes, joblessness, health problematic for Pa.

Government Affairs News, Economic Indicators

Taxes, unemployment and health care are the most important problems that face Pennsylvanians, a recent survey said.
Asked to identify the most important problem that faces the state today, 38 percent of poll respondents chose one of those issues. Other lead responses included dissatisfaction with government and politics, crime and violence, education, and fuel and gasoline prices.

Twenty-six percent of respondents reported they were “not satisfied at all” with the way things are going in Pennsylvania today, up from 13 percent in 2001. Full article click Central Penn Business Journal.