1. Most important problem
2. County headed in right or wrong direction
3. Economic Conditions in AA County
3.1 Economic conditions in Maryland overall
3.2 Economic conditions in the U.S. generally
4.1 Wages or salaries not rising as fast as cost of living
4.2 Facing the possibility of unemployment
4.3 Significant losses in your stock or retirement accounts
4.4 Facing the possibility of house foreclosure or loss
4.5 Unable to find affordable housing
4.6 Hard to afford cost of transportation
4.7 Hard to afford cost of utilities such as electricity or gas
4.8 Delay in making a major purchase such as a home or car
4.9 Health care ins. is unavailable, too expensive or inadequate
4.10 Taxes are too high for what is received from govt. services such as edu., roads & services
5.1 Permtting county resident to put wind turbines on house roofs to provide electricity
5.2 Requiring installation of water sprinklers in new residential construction & when residents make large additions.
5.3 Furloughing county employees to help balance the county's budget.
5.4 Eliminating the death penalty
5.5 Adding a $30 fee to property taxes to pay for stream and waterway restoration
5.6 Increasing the tax on alcoholic products
5.7 Making it illegal to text message on a cell phone while driving.
6. Feelings about slot facilities at Arundel Mills and Laurel Race Track
Summarize feeling about slot facilities in AA County
7.1 Growth should be mostly in areas that already have infrastructure than in areas where infrastructure would have to be newly built
7.2 County should make it easier to put more units than is permitted with current zoning as a way of encouraging economic development & creating jobs.
7.3 The current general development plan has done a good job of balancing economic development and growth
8.1 Libraries
8.2 Fire dept.
8.3 Police dept.
8.4 The Community College
8.5 Roads
8.6 Planning & Zoning
8.7 Social Services
8.8 Health Dept.
8.9 Public schools
8.10 Parks and Rec
8.11 Seniors' Services
8.12 Environmental Oversight
9. Should emphasis be placed on cutting programs or raising taxes to deal with County budget deficits
9.1 Should emphasis be placed on cutting programs or raising taxes to deal with State budget deficits
10. Do you approve or disapprove the way Barack Obama is handing his job as president?
11. Federal govt's response to economic crisis; are you confident or not confident that measures will be effective.
12. How likely are you to take advantage of tax incentives to purchase a new car or new home during the coming year
13. How long do you think it will take for the American economy to head out of recession
14.1 Do you think Pres. Obama is or is not trying to compromise with the Republican leaders in Congress on important issues
14.2 Do you think the Republican leaders in Congress are or are not trying to compromise with President Obama on important issues
14.3 Do you think that recent events showed that partisan divisions will or will not be overcome soon?
14.4 Do you think the parties should offer clear and opposing points of view or try to cooperate and find bipartisan agreement?
15. Which party, the Democrats or Republicans do you trust to do a better job in coping with the mail problems the nation faces over the next few years.
16. Political party you are registered with.
17. On matters dealing with social issues like abortion or gay marriage are you Conservative, moderate or liberal?
17.1 On Economis issues like taxes and govt. spending are you conservative, moderate or liberal?
18. On foreign policy, do you favor an approach that emphasis the use of America's millitary strength or more diplomatis approaches?
19. Which describes your political beliefs: Liberal , Moderate, or Conservative.
20. Age
21. Education
22. Income
23. Employment
24. Race
25. Religion
26. Marital status
27. Provide e-mail address?
27.1 E-mail address
28. Gender
29. Zip code
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