Poll: Americans Like Free Markets More than Capitalism and Socialism More Than a Govt Managed Economy
From the Article:
"A recent Reason-Rupe poll asked Americans to rate their favorability towards capitalism, socialism, a free market economy, and a government managed economy. Americans have the most favorable reaction to free markets (69%), followed by capitalism (55%), socialism (36%), and coming in last was a government managed economy (30%).
Fully 66 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of an economy managed by the government while 58 percent have a negative view of socialism. Only 21 percent reported a negative opinion of free markets but nearly double that, 38 percent, have a negative view of capitalism."
Now for the good part. The Pollsters determined that the Americans that liked socialism didn't know the meaning of the word. They thought it meant Government goodies to the impoverished. Education works so well.
"A recent Reason-Rupe poll asked Americans to rate their favorability towards capitalism, socialism, a free market economy, and a government managed economy. Americans have the most favorable reaction to free markets (69%), followed by capitalism (55%), socialism (36%), and coming in last was a government managed economy (30%).
Fully 66 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of an economy managed by the government while 58 percent have a negative view of socialism. Only 21 percent reported a negative opinion of free markets but nearly double that, 38 percent, have a negative view of capitalism."
Now for the good part. The Pollsters determined that the Americans that liked socialism didn't know the meaning of the word. They thought it meant Government goodies to the impoverished. Education works so well.
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I tend to think most individuals who are capable of critical thought are conservative whether they realize it or not.
"Free market" must sound a bit better that "capitalism" to a kid who has been taught about robber barons and all those mean ole' corporations.
Capitalism = government keeps its hands off completely, and that means no special favors to anyone, big or small.
Communism: the government owns it all.
Socialism = everything in-between. That includes the quasi-socialism in which some players--big companies or big "populist" lobbies--buy special favors. The Nomenklatura (that's Russian for the Aristocracy of Pull) are still the Nomenklatura, whether Jim Taggart/Orren Boyle or Fred Kinnan dominates its membership.
But how about the numbers preferring Free Market and Capitalism? I think that's some positive change.
More evidence our state run indoctrination .. er um education system is corrupting young people. Along with the politicians and their media stooges almost the entire population is being purposely "dumbed' down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2y8Sx4B...
Regards,
O.A.
Proof that higher education is only as effective as the chosen curriculum. Feed your horses sawdust and they will eventually die of starvation. It's going to take mass starvation to overcome the propaganda.
Anyone in college remember Soviet USSR's magnificent success? That is the result of socialism, you ignorant, progressive, politically correct fools.
Which way to Atlantis?
Capitalism IS the free market.
Socialism IS a government managed economy...