Poll: Republicans Are Now More AntiFree Market Than Democrats
By Eric Levitz at NY Magazine
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/poll-republicans-are-now-more-antifree-market-than-dems.html
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"The free market has been sorting [the economy] out and America’s been losing"
% Agree:
Democrats: 33%
Republicans: 57%
4:54 PM - 6 Dec 2016
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There are a few ways of explaining this finding. On the one hand, YouGov’s statement contains two very distinct premises:
1. The free market has been sorting the economy.
2. America has been losing because of this.
Perhaps, since Democrats venerate the Obama administration’s interventions in the economy, they’re disproportionately likely to call the bluff on premise No. 1.
Separately, it’s important to note that the free market in question is framed as a global one. If you asked Americans to evaluate the statement, “The free market has been sorting the economy out, and poor people are losing” — or, more directly, “free markets hurt poor people” — it’s possible you’d see a more conventional partisan breakdown.
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