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New York magazine
14% do not know what the Frank/Dodd Act is
68% do not know what the S.E.C. is
90% do not know what the top marginal tax rate is
94% say the govt spends the most on military spending
Above was reported on the tv so I have no link. But in searching for it I also found the bit below.
Are you Male: 66% Female: 30% Other: 4%
How old are you? Under 20: 10 2029: 50 30-39: 15 40-49: 9 Over 50: 2
Pick one: Capitalism Isnt fundamentally evil; it just needs to be regulated: 46 Cant be saved; its inherently immoral: 37 Didnt answer: 17
Pop quiz! The proposal to prohibit banks from engaging in both client trading and proprietary trading is called Glass-Steagall Act: 40 Volcker Rule: 6 Buffett Rule: 11 Elizabeth Warren Bill: 11 Didnt Answer: 32 The correct answer is Volcker Rule.
What do you think of Obama? I believed in him, and he let me down: 40 Hes doing great: 1 I never believed in him: 27 Hes doing the best he can: 22
The country with the best government in the world is "Canada. Its most like the U.S. but more the way I want. Denmark. I dont accept the premises of this question.
Did you vote in the 2010 midterm elections? Yes: 39 No: 55 No, but only because I wasnt 18: 5
Explain how you would fix Wall Street. A maximum-wage law. President Elizabeth Warren." Burn it down.
Rank yourself on the following Scale of Liberalism:. Not liberal at all: 6 Liberal but fairly mainstream (i.e., Barack Obama): 3 Strongly liberal (i.e., Paul Krugman): 12 Fed up with Democrats, believe country needs overhaul (i.e., Ralph Nader): 41 Convinced the U.S. government is no better than, say, Al Qaeda (i.e., Noam Chomsky): 34
Has the occupation been a success so far? 79: Yes. Were still here. 13: No. Were still here. Polling 100 Occupy Wall Street Protesters -- New York Magazine
They don't seem like a very well informed bunch.
14% do not know what the Frank/Dodd Act is
68% do not know what the S.E.C. is
90% do not know what the top marginal tax rate is
94% say the govt spends the most on military spending
Above was reported on the tv so I have no link. But in searching for it I also found the bit below.
Are you Male: 66% Female: 30% Other: 4%
How old are you? Under 20: 10 2029: 50 30-39: 15 40-49: 9 Over 50: 2
Pick one: Capitalism Isnt fundamentally evil; it just needs to be regulated: 46 Cant be saved; its inherently immoral: 37 Didnt answer: 17
Pop quiz! The proposal to prohibit banks from engaging in both client trading and proprietary trading is called Glass-Steagall Act: 40 Volcker Rule: 6 Buffett Rule: 11 Elizabeth Warren Bill: 11 Didnt Answer: 32 The correct answer is Volcker Rule.
What do you think of Obama? I believed in him, and he let me down: 40 Hes doing great: 1 I never believed in him: 27 Hes doing the best he can: 22
The country with the best government in the world is "Canada. Its most like the U.S. but more the way I want. Denmark. I dont accept the premises of this question.
Did you vote in the 2010 midterm elections? Yes: 39 No: 55 No, but only because I wasnt 18: 5
Explain how you would fix Wall Street. A maximum-wage law. President Elizabeth Warren." Burn it down.
Rank yourself on the following Scale of Liberalism:. Not liberal at all: 6 Liberal but fairly mainstream (i.e., Barack Obama): 3 Strongly liberal (i.e., Paul Krugman): 12 Fed up with Democrats, believe country needs overhaul (i.e., Ralph Nader): 41 Convinced the U.S. government is no better than, say, Al Qaeda (i.e., Noam Chomsky): 34
Has the occupation been a success so far? 79: Yes. Were still here. 13: No. Were still here. Polling 100 Occupy Wall Street Protesters -- New York Magazine
They don't seem like a very well informed bunch.