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The wording used in the survey is included in the article. > “the very rich should contribute an extra share of their total wealth each year to support public
by multiplegeorges 7y ago
The wording used in the survey is included in the article.
> “the very rich should contribute an extra share of their total wealth each year to support public programs”
They included "extra share" and "total wealth". I think that's quite clear and 64% strongly or somewhat agreed with that statement.
> “the very rich should be allowed to keep the money they have, even if that means increasing inequality”
54% of respondents disagreed with that statement.
Seems pretty clear cut and understandable.
- ohazi 7y agoI agree with you that the authors probably tried to make this clear. My suspicion is based less on "sneaky pollsters" or "stupid people" as some comments suggest, and more on my observation that people tend to rush through surveys. When you're rushing, I think it would be easy to make a mistake like this.