Posted on 04/18/2013 2:42:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
About six in 10 Americans believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S., while one-third think the current distribution is fair. Although Americans' attitudes on this topic have fluctuated somewhat over time, the current sentiment is virtually the same as when Gallup first asked this question in 1984. Slightly fewer have favored a more even distribution since October 2008.
The range in the percentage saying wealth should be "more evenly distributed" has been relatively narrow over time, from a low of 56% in 2000 to a high of 68% in April 2008.
Gallup has asked the question at least once during the administration of three Republican presidents -- Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush -- and two Democrats, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But there is no generally consistent pattern across these administrations. For example, the slightly lower percentage favoring a more even distribution during the Obama administration started in the final year of George W. Bush's administration -- after the onset of the financial crisis.
Wealth distribution is a key polarizing issue in contemporary U.S. politics. Partisan reactions to this question reflect that polarization, with more than eight in 10 Democrats saying money and wealth need to be more evenly distributed, compared with 28% of Republicans. There is a similar, although less extreme, divide between the views of liberals -- 79% of whom say money and wealth should be more evenly distributed -- and those of conservatives (41%).
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Instead of having the government steal it for you, go out and work for it whining, deadbeat a-holes.
From what I've seen in life, the whiners and redistribution folk aren't the most ambitious lot when it comes to working.
fairness demands that loopholes be closed. The most revenue can be raised by adjusting the standard deduction downward
Perhaps a better question would have been: Do you believe you should be able to keep your hard earned money or do you believe the government should be able to take your money and give it to people who won’t work?
52% of Americans prefer that the government act as thief-by-proxy on their behalf. Saves all sorts of risk and inconvenience.
Not surprising since 52% is close to the actual plurality achieved by the Obamanation in 2012.
This doesn’t work, because of the Laffer curve. But what does work is to give investors higher taxes on more “gambling-like” investments, like derivatives, to dissuade them; and lower taxes on investments that benefit society, like research and development.
Also, they need to tighten the rules of donations to non-profit organizations to direct the flow of charity funding to charities that help people, not just give an easy tax deduction.
Then they should ask these same people if it’s alright to take money from people who are richer than they are and give it to them. We’ll find out who the real commies are and if this country is worth saving.
Oh, how far we have come. Back in the day, no one on disability or food stamps would ever have been considered "middle class".
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