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June 1, 2012
Section 3: Values About Economic Inequality and Individual Opportunity
Little change in views of values gap between poor, middle class
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Section 3: Values About Economic Inequality and Individual Opportunity
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It’s really true that the rich get richer while the poor get poorer
Most see wider gaps in living standards
Broad agreement that economic gaps have grown
Little change in views of values gap between poor, middle class
Most say poor and rich have same more values as others
Views of whether “rich get richer” by income
More Democrats say rich get richer, poor get poorer
Rich are widely admired… if they work hard
I admire people who get rich by working hard
Republicans are more likely to admire people who are rich
Opinion gaps in opinions about why people are poor
Little change in views of whether most poor people work
Hard work offers little guarantee of success
Success is pretty much determined by forces outside out control
Financial satisfaction rebounds among affluent, falls among poor
I don’t believe there are any real limits to growth in this country
Partisan agreement that American people can solve their problems
More are upset by illegitimate government benefits than by unpaid taxes
Republicans react more negatively than Democrats to some questionable behaviors
Racial differences in concerns over some behaviors, no class differences among whites
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