Americans are broadly concerned about inequality of wealth and income despite an economy that has improved by most measures, a sentiment that is already driving the 2016 presidential contest, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.
The poll found that a strong majority say that wealth should be more evenly divided and that it is a problem that should be addressed urgently. ...NYT
It's not that economic inequality is merely a "concern" but that it's one one of the dominant issues -- among voters on the right as well as on the left.
Americans are broadly concerned about inequality of wealth and income despite an economy that has improved by most measures, a sentiment that is already driving the 2016 presidential contest, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.
The poll found that a strong majority say that wealth should be more evenly divided and that it is a problem that should be addressed urgently. ...NYT
Two thirds of those polled believe taxes should be raised on the those whose annual incomes are $1 million and upwards. A commenter at the Times points to the quiet, long-term effect Occupy has had on public opinion. A solid number of Republicans in the survey thought executive pay should be capped. A $15 minimum wage is more widely popular than expected. Other commenters point to the damage these findings do, not just to the Republican party but to a corporatist like Clinton. Yet another comes out with a direct challenge to Democrats.
A basic question to all Democrats reflected in this poll: if eight out of ten of you strongly support reducing the income gap in this nation, then how come you keep voting for candidates with ties to corporate money and Wall Street plutocrats? Neither Obama or Hilliary are going to raise taxes on their rich friends who give them big checks to the Democratic Party. And you keep dismissing candidates like Bernie Sanders, who is very outspoken on the entire justification of raising taxes on the wealthy elites, as if he is some type of fringed lunatic that doesn't represent mainstream Americans. That's what I don't understand your logic. You want wealth redistribution to happen, but you will sabotage any attempt to vote on civil servants who keep representing the money interests in your party. If you truly want middle class voices to be heard, then embrace Democratic socialism and vote for someone like Senator Sanders who will fight for your values in society. Other than you're actually voting against your own economic interests by supporting a candidate like the Clintons or the Obamas who have deep pockets from Wall Street and Hollywood, and therefore nothing will change in the due political process.
