Fewer Americans See U.S. Divided Into "Haves," "Have Nots"

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    http://www.gallup.com/poll/151556/Fewer-Americans-Divided-Haves-Nots.aspx

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are now less likely to see U.S. society as divided into the "haves" and "have nots" than they were in 2008, returning to their views prior to that point. A clear majority, 58%, say they do not think of America in this way, after Americans were divided 49% to 49% in the summer of 2008.

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    Time for a new re-election strategy.
     
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    Sounds like the corporate media's propaganda is working.
     
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    Or the anti-capitalists' propaganda isn't working.
     
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    Like most polls, it's so vague in it's wording as to have no definitive meaning at all.
     
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    There are "haves" and "haves-a-shit-ton-more." The haves-a-shit-ton-more club is getting smaller and more elite at a faster and faster pace, mostly due to the nature of automation combined with lobbying and tax policy. The "haves" club isn't growing much, but it's at least progressing slightly and slowly. But the trends are alarming.

    The point about OWS isn't that 99% of us are "have nots." That's clearly not the case.
     
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