Americans Favor a Free Market Over a Government Managed Economy
by: Les Carpenter
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Rasmussen Reports:
The numbers are not really surprising. What is encouraging is that only 29% of democrats actually prefer a government managed economy. BHO, take note.
Cross posted to the Left Coast Rebel
Via: Memeorandum
Rational Nation USA
Birthplace of Independent Conservatism
Liberty -vs- Tyranny
Rasmussen Reports:
Voters remain strongly supportive of a free market economy over one controlled by the government and still think small businesses are hurt more than big businesses when the government does get involved.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 72% of Likely U.S. Voters believe a free market economy is better than an economy managed by the government. Just 14% think a government-managed economy is better. Another 14% are not sure.
Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly prefer a free market approach. Among these segments of the electorate, the number preferring a government-managed economy is in the single digits.
Among Democrats, 48% say a free market is better, but 29% think a government-managed economy is the answer. Twenty-three percent (23%) are not sure.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of those who work for a private company give the nod to a free market economy, compared to 53% of government employees.
The majority (56%) of all voters think increased competition rather than increased government regulation is the best way to hold big business accountable. But 34% see increased regulation as the better course. {Continue Reading}
The numbers are not really surprising. What is encouraging is that only 29% of democrats actually prefer a government managed economy. BHO, take note.
Cross posted to the Left Coast Rebel
Via: Memeorandum
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