We spent today at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA, where the Virginia Quarter Horse Association Breeder’s Futurity horse show kicked off. In between our conversations with Virginians and folks from all over the country about the serious economic ramifications cap-and-tax would have on our economy, we even managed to squeeze in a peak at the Western riders.

Now, after a great three days in Virginia and an unbelievable 25 days on the road, we’re on our way back to D.C. In honor of the thousands of people we’ve talked to, we decided to compile another top ten list. This time, we’re compiling ten of the concerns we heard most often from the thousands of Americans we’ve spoken with over the last 25 days in PA, OH, IN, WV and VA.

10. China and India aren’t doing this to their economy. If we do, they’ll hold even more of our debt and our sacrifice won’t even make a difference.

9. If gas prices go any higher, our family won’t take a vacation anymore.

8. If we have to pay more for everything else, we won’t have any money left in our budget to save for the future.

7. I’m afraid I’ll get laid off from my job in the manufacturing industry, as a truck driver, as a farmer, as a coal miner, in the oil industry, in the natural gas industry and many, many more.

6. My children are about to graduate from college/high school. I am so worried that they won’t be able to find a job that will pay their bills.

5. If prices get any higher, I’ll have to choose between my prescriptions and my electricity bill.

4. If prices get any higher for me, I’ll have to choose between groceries and the electricity bill.

3. I already had to walk here today because I can’t afford gasoline. How will I ever pay my bills if they keep going up?

If bills go any higher, my children aren’t going to have a Christmas this year.

1. If this goes through, we’ll all be riding horses everywhere. That’s fun, but not very practical. There’s a reason I pulled my horse here in a trailer–I didn’t ride into Lexington this morning.