Although a middling 45% of Americans are satisfied with the Social Security and Medicare systems, the programs still earn one of the better satisfaction scores in Gallup’s 2023 rating of issues facing the country. The programs rank sixth out of 22 policy areas rated this year, with the military leading the list at 64%. The quality of the environment (with 44% satisfied) roughly ties Social Security and Medicare, while 15 issues are rated worse. …
In addition to being more satisfied with Social Security and Medicare than with most other policy areas of the country, Americans have been less worried in recent years about the Social Security system than about other issues. CONTINUED
Lydia Saad, Gallup
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