(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- Ukraine English News Forum (HTM) https://ukraineenglishnewsforum.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Politics ***************************************************** #Post#: 7539-------------------------------------------------- Surprise! Poll shows most Republicans don't want policies doing anything about w By: discjocke52 Date: June 4, 2015, 2:45 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [center]Surprise! Poll shows most Republicans don't want policies doing anything about wealth inequality[/center] At the Rachel Maddow blog, Steve Benen takes note of the answers to a question asked in the most recent Washington Post/ABC News poll: "Do you think the federal government should or should not pursue policies that try to reduce the gap between wealthy and less well-off Americans?" With the gap between the rich and poor reaching levels unseen in generations, it’s an important area of debate and I’m glad the poll included it. What’s more, the results were pretty one-sided: among all American adults, 62% believe the government should try to reduce the wealth gap, while only 31% believe otherwise. That’s a 2-to-1 advantage. What’s more, support for action in this area is quite broad. A majority of Americans regardless of race, for example, support actions to reduce the wealth gap. A majority of Americans regardless of age agree. Indeed, across the board—gender, level of education, household income, geographic region—there’s a broad consensus that this is an issue worthy of national action. Read further at link: dailykos.com (HTM) http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/04/1390524/-Surprise-Poll-shows-most-Republicans-don-t-want-policies-doing-anything-about-wealth-inequality?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29 *****************************************************