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Spadecaller1 year, 4 months ago

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In the real world, when you add the names to the economic proposals, the answers change. Remember, Bush is by far the most unpopular president in our nation's history. Do you think the question elicits a different answer when it is presented this way: "Do you support Bush's tax breaks for the richest segment of our nation only?"
In the real world, the question comes in the context of campaigns, campaign lies, and candidate's promises. The voters answer at the polls -- not to Gallup.

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  Mdiar1 year, 4 months ago
  
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  I agree regarding the phrasing of the questions; I do think this poll shows on thing that is rather good though. With a tiny minority within the Democratic party favoring wealth redistribution, it should be fairly clear that the Dems aren't socialists or communists! Also that the US need not fear a massive communistic revolution in the near future... though that's not very likely :D
  
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    Spadecaller1 year, 4 months ago
    
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    It figures it's libsRfunny negging away. That's like the good housekeeping seal of approval.
    
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        willottica1 year, 4 months ago
        
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        options:
        "take steps to distribute wealth more evenly"
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        "take steps to improve overall economic conditions and the job situation"
        This is a pretty slanted choice. One is robin-hood: steal the money of the rich and give hand-outs (which isn't an accurate representation of taxation of new income). The other is almost impossible to disagree with. Re-distributed wealth might actually be part of the overall economic conditions improvement according to some respondents.
        Essentially, the question that this poll answers is: "Do you think wealth redistribution is all that should be done to fix the economy?" Of course, it's not worded that way, but that's the effect if you actually stop to analyze it (most won't).
        
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