CNBC: The President is once again calling for all for higher taxes on the wealthy and criticizing his super-rich opponent. Pundits increasingly blame Romney’s lagging poll numbers on voter attitudes toward his large wealth and privilege.
Add to that the daily scandals on Wall Street and business and you’d think Americans' feelings toward the wealthy were harkening back to the pitchfork days of the 1930s.
But polls and surveys show that Americans attitude toward the rich hasn’t really changed much over the years. Most Americans still have positive views of the wealthy and hope to become rich one day themselves.
A new survey from GlobeScan shows that 58 percent of Americans agree with the statement that “the rich deserve their wealth.” That’s actually higher than it was in 2008, before the economic crisis, Wall Street bailouts and the Occupy movement.
Just to put things into broader perspective, though, since Obama's class warfare tactics aren't quite hitting the mark, perhaps that's why he up'd the ante with yesterday's stealth move to gut welfare reform. Think about it. Encourage more unemployment with further dependence on Big Government to rile up more resentment against the 'evil rich'.
