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In U.S., Fear of Big Government at Near-Record Level
Democrats lead increase in concerns about big government
by Elizabeth Mendes
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' concerns about the threat of big government continue to dwarf those about big business and big labor, and by an even larger margin now than in March 2009. The 64% of Americans who say big government will be the biggest threat to the country is just one percentage point shy of the record high, while the 26% who say big business is down from the 32% recorded during the recession. Relatively few name big labor as the greatest threat.
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Historically, Americans have always been more concerned about big government than big business or big labor in response to this trend question dating back to 1965. Concerns about big business surged to a high of 38% in 2002, after the large-scale accounting scandals at Enron and WorldCom. An all-time-high 65% of Americans named big government as the greatest threat in 1999 and 2000. Worries about big labor have declined significantly over the years, from a high of 29% in 1965 to the 8% to 11% range over the past decade and a half.
Democrats Lead Increase in Concern About Big Government
Almost half of Democrats now say big government is the biggest threat to the nation, more than say so about big business, and far more than were concerned about big government in March 2009. The 32% of Democrats concerned about big government at that time -- shortly after President Obama took office -- was down significantly from a reading in 2006, when George W. Bush was president.
By contrast, 82% of Republicans and 64% of independents today view big government as the biggest threat, slightly higher percentages than Gallup found in 2009.
Lower percentages of Democrats, Republicans, and independents are now concerned about big business than was the case in 2009.
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Bottom Line
Americans' concerns about the threat of big government are near record-high levels. The Occupy Wall Street movement, focused on "fighting back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations," has drawn much attention and a large following. Still, the majority of Americans do not view big business as the greatest threat to the country when asked to choose among big business, big government, and big labor. In fact, Americans' concerns about big business have declined significantly since 2009.
Additionally, while Occupy Wall Street isn't necessarily affiliated with a particular party, its anti-big business message may not be resonating with majorities in any party. Republicans, independents, and now close to half of Democrats are more concerned about the threat of big government than that coming from big business.
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The WaPo's Ezra Klein, hero the sociopathic left, is pretty much in tears over this development with the following headline:
Liberalism’s problem in one graph
Interesting development. I suspect Getbig's far-left apparatchik will be on suicide watch after seeing these developments.
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EK even admitted today that the jobs numbers Obama is putting out are a joke.
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EK even admitted today that the jobs numbers Obama is putting out are a joke.
I saw that headline but I didn't bother reading the article. I hate going to sites like WaPo, Bloomberg, CNN and MSNBC, etc as my clicks help to keep them in business.
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I saw that headline but I didn't bother reading the article. I hate going to sites like WaPo, Bloomberg, CNN and MSNBC, etc as my clicks help to keep them in business.
I think EK is trying to build back some cred after that flap over briefing the senate demo staffers on the debt issue.
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I think EK is trying to build back some cred after that flap over briefing the senate demo staffers on the debt issue.
He's supposed to be a "boy genius" but his Bloomberg "View" pieces are always complete shit. Just the typical neo-Keynesian spend, spend, spend rubbish.
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He's supposed to be a "boy genius" but his Bloomberg "View" pieces are always complete shit. Just the typical neo-Keynesian spend, spend, spend rubbish.
He did not take the hit he should have on that JournoList mess, but the mess he got in over the demo staffers on the debt issue hit him hard.
He admitted today that even using the numbers we always use, ue is 11 percent or better.
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He did not take the hit he should have on that JournoList mess, but the mess he got in over the demo staffers on the debt issue hit him hard.
He admitted today that even using the numbers we always use, ue is 11 percent or better.
Still being far too generous. They should be using U6, which is still over 18%.
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Still being far too generous. They should be using U6, which is still over 18%.
they will never do that, but when you have EK admitting UE is at least 11 percent even people like blacken or andre can't spin that.
BF - you have no idea how many business people who are counted as technically employed are really a hiccup away from chapter 7.
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Does anyone on this board actually "fear" any of these things (333 - you're excused because we're all aware that you live in a constant state of fear about everything)
Interesting how the so called "fear" of big labor has been going down for 30 years in spite of the hysteria from the right about labor unions
Also noticing how the "fear" of big government started trending back up again after Bush got in office
I'm sure that had nothing to do with the Patriot Act or Republicans tendency to try to legislate peoples personal lives
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Does anyone on this board actually "fear" any of these things (333 - you're excused because we're all aware that you live in a constant state of fear about everything)
Interesting how the so called "fear" of big labor has been going down for 30 years in spite of the hysteria from the right about labor unions
Also noticing how the "fear" of big government started trending back up again after Bush got in office
I'm sure that had nothing to do with the Patriot Act or Republicans tendency to try to legislate peoples personal lives
LOL. Bro save this post. This is epic.
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Does anyone on this board actually "fear" any of these things (333 - you're excused because we're all aware that you live in a constant state of fear about everything)
Interesting how the so called "fear" of big labor has been going down for 30 years in spite of the hysteria from the right about labor unions
Also noticing how the "fear" of big government started trending back up again after Bush got in office
I'm sure that had nothing to do with the Patriot Act or Republicans tendency to try to legislate peoples personal lives
Yeah, because Obama and the Dems have fought so hard against the Patriot Act. ::)
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Yeah, because Obama and the Dems have fought so hard against the Patriot Act. ::)
no argument from me there
both parties are to blame just like both parties are to blame for the bullshit legislation they passed last week that allows them to detain citizens indefinitely without a trial
total f'ng bullshit
I find it ironic that Dems and Repubs seem to have no problem being bipartisan when it comes to restricting our freedom and civil liberties