Polls Indicate That 60% of Americans Want Govt. to Fight Income Disparity - Polidicks

[release]A majority of Americans see an increasingly large gap between rich and poor, and want the federal government to intervene in an attempt to address the disparity, according to a new poll on Wednesday.Well over half - 61 percent - say that the wealth disparity between rich and poor is “larger than it’s been historically,” including 37 percent of Americans who see it as “much larger,” the Washington Post-ABC News poll found. Meanwhile, 31 percent of Americans say the gap is about the same as in the past, and 5 percent view the disparity as “smaller” than it has been historically. Approximately the same number who view the wealth disparity as historically large also view the federal government as necessary to intervene in addressing it. Indeed, 60 percent of Americans think the federal government should “pursue policies that try to reduce the gap between wealth and less well-off Americans,” while 35 percent opposed the notion. In fact, income inequality is higher now than it has been for about half a century, with the disparity between rich and poor increasing over 20 percent between 1967 and 2005, according to the Census Bureau. Ideology played a key role on views of wealth disparities in America. More than 7 in 10 liberals say disparities are historically high; compared to less than half of conservatives. The poll was conducted Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, among a sample of 1,004 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.[/release] Source: [URL]http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67935.html[/URL] If you pay attention to any part of this article, make it this: [quote][B]Indeed, 60 percent of Americans think the federal government should “pursue policies that try to reduce the gap between wealth and less well-off Americans,” while 35 percent opposed the notion. [...] The poll was conducted Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, among a sample of 1,004 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.[/B][/quote] You hear that? The Americans want [I]wealth re-distribution policies.[/I]

god damn communists

1,000 adults represent the views of 300,000,000 Americans?

[QUOTE=Zard;33230384]1,000 adults represent the views of 300,000,000 Americans?[/QUOTE] It's called polling science. It's very refined, and works from a reasonable sample size, with a margin of error. In the worst case scenario, this number would drop to 57%, still a clear majority.

I am one of those Americans and will protest this idea if it so happens to be protested in my town.

[QUOTE=J!NX;33230431]I am one of those Americans and will protest this idea if it so happens to be protested in my town.[/QUOTE] Protest the idea of fighting income inequality or protest the idea of income inequality?

Yeah good luck with that.

I would just like to see more policies that prevent businesses from abusing loop holes and paying literally no taxes. I don't think the government or anyone should just give us money, we should all have to work and contribute to be wealthy. But all these companies need to start paying up.

I don't care much for this idea. I'd rather tax loopholes and the like be closed. The rich can stay rich for all I'm concerned. Besides, you need more than a majority to make those kinds of changes. 60% isn't exactly a sweeping majority.

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;33230501]Protest the idea of fighting income inequality or protest the idea of income inequality?[/QUOTE] Punishing people for working harder will not help the economy.

[QUOTE=Ridge;33230755]Punishing people for working harder will not help the economy.[/QUOTE] Just because some people have more money doesn't mean they worked harder for it.

[QUOTE=Ridge;33230755]Punishing people for [B]working harder[/B] will not help the economy.[/QUOTE] AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You can't honestly believe that a CEO of a company, who shows up to work about 5 days every month and his work being looking at documents, is working harder than a coal miner who makes 60 hour Work-weeks doing intense physical labour, not to mention all the healthrisks.

[QUOTE=Ridge;33230755]Punishing people for working harder will not help the economy.[/QUOTE] Hahaha Oh wow

[QUOTE=Ridge;33230755]Punishing people for working harder will not help the economy.[/QUOTE] damn those commie bastard trying to steal my ford truck

[QUOTE=Ridge;33230755]Punishing people for working harder will not help the economy.[/QUOTE] For instance teachers, who have one of the most psychically demanding jobs, while being vital for long term preservation of this society, are so fucking lazy and don't deserve a penny more, right? Same goes with coal miners. Imagine if if all coal miners FINALLY stopped being SO FUCKING LAZY, and instead of working in dangerous, health damaging environment, and got a better paid job. What would happen? The whole fucking economy would grind to halt! Some people don't realize that some of the badly paid jobs are at the same time some of the most vital ones, for the society, as whole. When you pass the jobs like McDonald and sweeping floors, the pay and the amount of effort needed to fulfill the job become basically independent on eachother.

Ridge, I just want to say that I really want to take your arguments and your standpoints seriously. But when you say such down-right retarded things, it makes me wonder if you've ever had an education. You're not helping yourself, in fact, it's as if you're trying your hardest to look like a parody account, trying to emulate far right rhetoric. Then at other times you stop being a dumbfuck and you post insightful things, is your account compromised, and they hop on randomly to post?

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;33230355]god damn communists[/QUOTE] Here we come,Comrade!

[QUOTE=Miskav;33230832]AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You can't honestly believe that a CEO of a company, who shows up to work about 5 days every month and his work being looking at documents, is working harder than a coal miner who makes 60 hour Work-weeks doing intense physical labour, not to mention all the healthrisks.[/QUOTE] Where are you people going with this? Those coal miners, when they work there a while, do become supervisors and eventually managers who do work in an office. If they don't move up, they probably aren't qualified with those types of skills. Are you saying they should be paid just as much as their managers? I don't think so. And it's amazing that the comparison you jump to is to compare a Coal Miner and a CEO. I bet you could be a coal miner, but when it came to running a company you would shit your pants trying to deal with your direct reports, please shareholders, and constantly strategize to keep your company on top. What do you really know of the business world? Being a manager/CEO isn't all fun and games, there's way more to it, not just a big corner office. Especially when things fuck up under your direction, and EVERYONE in that company looks to you saying 'Why the fuck did you let this happen?'. They are both difficult jobs. In one, you are mostly thinking about yourself and the quality of your work, while the other has to worry about the quality of work for an entire company. It's much more organizational and social skills.

[QUOTE=SilentOpp;33231537]Where are you people going with this? Those coal miners, when they work there a while, do become supervisors and eventually managers who do work in an office. Are you saying they should be paid just as much as their managers? I don't think so. And it's amazing that the comparison you jump to is to compare a Coal Miner and a CEO. I bet you could be a coal miner, but when it came to running a company you would shit your pants trying to deal with your direct reports, please shareholders, and constantly strategize to keep your company on top. What do you really know of the business world? Being a manager/CEO isn't all fun and games, there's way more to it, not just a big corner office. Especially when things fuck up under your direction, and EVERYONE in that company looks to you saying 'Why the fuck did you let this happen?'. They are both difficult jobs. In one, you are mostly thinking about yourself and the quality of your work, while the other has to worry about the quality of work for an entire company. It's much more organizational and social skills.[/QUOTE] You need to realize that just because some-thing requires a particular education or knowledge, or having to know the right people doesn't mean it's hard work. On the contrary, it often means the job is physically and mentally less demanding/stressful than most "Lower class, lazy jobs". The coal miner is working harder than his supervisor, YES. That's the exact fucking point. Stop trying to tell people to work harder when the people making the most are working less.

[QUOTE=Miskav;33231572]You need to realize that just because some-thing requires a particular education or knowledge, or having to know the right people doesn't mean it's hard work. On the contrary, it often means the job is physically and mentally less demanding/stressful than most "Lower class, lazy jobs". The coal miner is working harder than his supervisor, YES. That's the exact fucking point. Stop trying to tell people to work harder when the people making the most are working less.[/QUOTE] Yeah because the rest of us are totally calling them 'lazy'. And I'd love to see how being a coal miner is more mentally stressful than being the CEO of a company.

Someone get Marxist in this bitch! MY BROTHERS! LET SOCIALISM RISE! Because its about damn time they finally realize most Americans want a European style government.

[QUOTE=SilentOpp;33231630]Yeah because the rest of us are totally calling them 'lazy'. And I'd love to see how being a coal miner is more mentally stressful than being the CEO of a company.[/QUOTE] Have you ever been inside a mine? You'd go insane from the heat alone, not to mention the tight spaces or danger of death at any time.

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;33230977]For instance teachers, who have one of the most psychically demanding jobs, while being vital for long term preservation of this society, are so fucking lazy and don't deserve a penny more, right?[/QUOTE] Compared to your average IT jobs teaching is a cakewalk.

[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;33231711]Compared to your average IT jobs teaching is a cakewalk.[/QUOTE] BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA In most inner city schools, you're just ask likely to get stabbed or shot for trying to keep the class in order.

[QUOTE=SilentOpp;33231630]Yeah because the rest of us are totally calling them 'lazy'. And I'd love to see how being a coal miner is more mentally stressful than being the CEO of a company.[/QUOTE] Yeah, because CEOs have to worry about being killed at any moment by being crushed or water flooding into the tunnel and drowning, right?

[QUOTE=Swilly;33231718]BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA In most inner city schools, you're just ask likely to get stabbed or shot for trying to keep the class in order.[/QUOTE] Both my parents are teachers, on in a low income area, the other in a city... they both agree that IT is more stressful, well as a Systems Engineer anyway, which I am.

[QUOTE=SilentOpp;33231537]Where are you people going with this? Those coal miners, when they work there a while, do become supervisors and eventually managers who do work in an office. If they don't move up, they probably aren't qualified with those types of skills. Are you saying they should be paid just as much as their managers? I don't think so. And it's amazing that the comparison you jump to is to compare a Coal Miner and a CEO. I bet you could be a coal miner, but when it came to running a company you would shit your pants trying to deal with your direct reports, please shareholders, and constantly strategize to keep your company on top. What do you really know of the business world? Being a manager/CEO isn't all fun and games, there's way more to it, not just a big corner office. Especially when things fuck up under your direction, and EVERYONE in that company looks to you saying 'Why the fuck did you let this happen?'. They are both difficult jobs. In one, you are mostly thinking about yourself and the quality of your work, while the other has to worry about the quality of work for an entire company. It's much more organizational and social skills.[/QUOTE] does such a trivial difference mean that the coal miner has to work for eight dollars an hour, while the CEO makes one million dollars a year? people say that their salaries are rewards for their labor, but they've been rewarded for their labor their entire lives from the wages they made while working their way to the top.

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DON'T WORRY THE MONEY WILL TRICKLE DOWN GO BACK TO YOUR MOTELS

[QUOTE=Ridge;33230755]Punishing people for working harder will not help the economy.[/QUOTE] Well, there you have it folks. CEOs, derivatives traders, and stockbrokers should not be taxed or regulated any more than they already are. They have obviously only gotten to a position where they receive millions of dollars because of [I]hard work alone.[/I]