Polls indicate that 60% of Americans want Govt. to fight income disparity

[Guest Mr. N]

Source: http://www.politico....1111/67935.html

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.

Good luck into making it happen at this rate.

[Gene Inari]

Not only is the gap between 'rich and poor,' 'the haves and have-nots,' ect, getting larger, but poverty in America is rising to record highs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/14census.html?pagewanted=all

With "the number of Americans living below the official poverty line, 46.2 million people, the highest number in the 52 years the bureau has been publishing figures on it" it's no surprise that people are pushing for more economic equality.

["User"]

Nothing will happen anytime soon. Too many vested interests by people and corporations with deep pockets.

[Thu'um]

eh, its the market. not to mention billionars are causing a steep curve in wealth of the upper class