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Questions - Economic Fairness - May 1-2, 2013

36% Think U.S. Economy Is Fair
49% Think It's Very Fair for Successful Businessmen to Get Rich
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely U.S. Voters
Conducted May 1-2, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Generally speaking, how fair is the US economy today? Is it very fair, somewhat fair, not very fair, or not at all fair?

 

2* How important is it for our economic system to provide for those who are truly unable to work?

 

3* How important is it for our economic system to provide everybody with an opportunity to succeed?

 

4* How fair is it that people who build very successful companies become very rich?

 

5* Does letting people who build successful companies and become rich help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence