Selfishness, people not thinking of the rights of others: 56%

People who don’t respect the law and the authorities; 52%

Wrongdoing by politicians: 48%

Lack of parental discipline of children and teens: 47%

Courts that care more about criminals’ rights than victims’: 45%

Too much emphasis on money and materialism: 41%

Lack of morality/ethics in society: 33%

Too much commitment to other nations of the world: 31%

Lack of leadership: 29%

Lack of involvement by citizens: 27%

Lack of government action: 22%

Not enough government support of technology/science: 13%

Too much government action: 12%

Too little interest in other nations of the world: 11%

Lack of leadership by business and industry: 10%

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