Sherry Taylor

Q: A new survey about things people fear most says that 40% of us fear this more than being a victim of terror or identity theft?

A: not having enough money for the future

 

Here are the 10 things Americans fear most, according to a new survey by Chapman University in Southern California.

 

 

1.  Corrupt government officials, 61% of us are afraid of it.

 

2.  Terrorist attacks, 41%.

 

3.  Not having enough money for the future, 40%.

 

4.  Being a victim of terror, 39%.

 

5.  Government restrictions on guns and ammo, 39%.

 

6.  The people you love dying, 38%.

 

7.  Economic or financial collapse, 38%.

 

8.  Identity theft, 37%.

 

9.  People you love getting seriously ill, 36%.

 

10.  Obamacare, 36%. 

 

 

(USA Today)

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