Large Majority of Americans Now Believe There is Conflict between Rich and Poor

[The Straight Story]

Large Majority of Americans Now Believe There is Conflict between Rich and Poor

The wealthy and the poor in U.S. society are not getting along, according to a large majority of Americans. A new Pew Research Center survey revealed that 66% of the public believes there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between the upper and lower classes—an increase of 19 points since 2009. This increase was particularly marked among middle class Americans earning between $40,000 and $75,000 a year, with the number growing from 47% to 71% in just two years.

Even a majority of Republicans and self-described conservatives say there are strong conflicts between rich and poor. However, Republicans were the only demographic group a majority of whom thought that the rich gained their wealth as a result of “hard work, ambition or education” rather than “because they know the right people or were born into wealthy families.”

The rich-poor clash now ranks ahead of other group tension, such as immigrants vs. native born (62%), blacks vs. whites (38%) and young vs. old (34%), according to the poll.

http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Large_Majority_of_Americans_Now_Believe_There_is_Conflict_between_Rich_and_Poor_120113

[glowing]

1. See what Rush and Fox News does to republicans

If they knew about the truth behind the wealthy elite, they wouldn't think it was due to hard work or education anymore. Getting ahead in life is now more like winning the lottery in the rigged system that is America today.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. Then it must be time to start construction on the world's largest Quiet Room n/t

.

[kestrel91316]

3. The 99% has awakened to the fact that the 1% has been making war on them

for some time now. The scales have fallen from our eyes.

We need to make a lot more noise so the 34% who haven't noticed what is going on will start to.

[politicallycorrect]

4. then the poor need to stop buying the rich's products. they only got rich by others buying their

product.


STOP BUYING THE PRODUCT!!!

[Phlem]

5. I agree

but sometimes that's all the working poor and the falling middle class can afford.

For example getting healthy food is usually more expensive than buying lunch at McDonalds.

The system's rigged.

-p

[politicallycorrect]

6. I started my own little garden, took care of going to the store to buy "fresh produce"

[arcane1]

7. Hard to do when living in an apartment

And it won't affect the derivatives market, etc.

Boycotts are GREAT, but they can only go so far.

[Duer 157099]

8. That's not the only way

The rich get rich by cutting workforces if nobody is buying their products.

They are in a win-win situation.

[politicallycorrect]

9. so there is nothing to do to hurt the profits of the rich?

[Duer 157099]

10. Raise their TAXES!

I think that is the only way.

[politicallycorrect]

11. so we need to get Congress to do something.

good luck with that.