On 9/27/2010 12:20 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Sep 27, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Ira Glazer wrote:
>
>> http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/poll-wealth-distribution-similar-sweden/
>>
>> 92 percent prefer Swedish model to US model when given a choice
>>
>> Americans generally underestimate the degree of income inequality in
>> the United States, and if given a choice, would distribute wealth in a
>> similar way to the social democracies of Scandinavia, a new study
>> finds.
> Then why do people who advocate anything like these policies never get more than 2% of the vote in a Dem primary?
>
> Doug
Well, the study also notes that people massively underestimate the existing concentration of income and wealth, so they don't perceive that things are way out of alignment with their ideals.
Miles