Public Anger and Distrust of Business and Government

This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.

-- voters believing corporate influence on government policies is a "serious problem;"

-- support for a constitutional amendment limiting corporate influence (specifically, funding parties and candidates to influence elections) "is broad and bipartisan;" and

-- Americans saying they'd vote for candidates endorsing this idea.

Specifically:

-- 63% of voters feel "things in the country are (on) the wrong track;" only 20% expressed positive views;

-- 85% said corporations have too much political influence;

-- 93% believe ordinary people have too little or none;

-- 92% feel corporate influence is a problem, 56% calling it serious;

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8

(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).