Capital preservation does not seem a high priority for many Americans, even those in or near retirement, some advisers say.
This, the critics say, now seems to command a higher priority than teaching useful things to students.
If Washington's objective is to wipe out the international terrorist organizations that pose a threat to world stability, the Islamic terrorist groups operating in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir would seem to be a higher priority than Abu Sayyaf.
Recent studies of marriage promotion in America suggest that it is ineffective when directed towards non-white or poor families, for whom financial security seems to have a higher priority than improving intimate relationships.
Tapping scientists also seems to be a higher priority in the Clinton campaign, which has a person working full-time on the outreach effort.
Education, it seems, would be a higher priority than Dame Casey's suggested "integration oaths".
Instead, it must choose which offenders to concentrate on, and blameless youth do not seem like a high priority.Moreover, Mr Obama said when announcing the shift, he was acting in part because Congress had neglected to.
Patients reported that weight did not seem like a high priority for their obstetricians during prenatal visits.
"News organizations have to decide whether they place a higher priority on seeming subjective to some readers or on stating the facts," Leonhardt wrote.
Essentially, this seems to suggest that gang and club affiliation are seen as a higher priority than race and identity politics.
