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Questions - Free Enterprise - July 6-7, 2011

70% Think Government Regulation Hurts Small Business More Than Big Business
72% Favor Free Market Economy Over One Managed by the Government
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 6-7, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Which is better, a free market economy or an economy managed by the government?

 

 

2* What is the best way to hold big businesses accountable—increased competition or increased regulation?

 

 

3* Do most big businesses take advantage of the political process to hurt smaller competitors?

 

 

4* Who is hurt more by government regulations-- big businesses or small businesses? 

 

 

5* Does a free market economy unfairly concentrate power and wealth among a small segment of society?

 

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