Majority Say National Debt Has Direct Impact on Their Finances

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October 22, 2012

Our parent organization, Public Notice, has released a new poll today showing that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that the national debt has a direct impact upon their personal finacnes. Find the full press release and public memo for the poll here.

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