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Democrats, Younger Voters Welcome More International Involvement in U.S. Economy

The incoming Biden administration is reportedly flirting with the idea of joining the so-called Great Reset, an international effort to radically change world economies with much bigger government and far greater regulation. Democrats and younger voters welcome the international involvement in U.S. policymaking; other voters are not so sure.

A new Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 35% of Likely U.S. Voters are familiar with the Great Reset global economic strategy that seeks to change the priorities of capitalism in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Forty-one percent (41%) have not heard of it, while another 24% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Among those who are familiar with the Great Reset, 42% favor it, with 22% who Strongly Favor the idea. Most (53%) are opposed, with 43% who are Strongly Opposed.

When all voters are asked about the role of international institutions like the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and the International Monetary Fund in U.S. policies:

  • 44% say they should be influential in reducing economic inequality in this country, but that only includes 13% who say they should be Very Influential. Forty-three percent (43%) reject that influence, with 25% who say international organizations should be Not At All Influential.
  • 49% think institutions like this should be influential in crafting U.S. policies to address climate change, with 19% who say they should be Very Influential. Forty-three percent (43%) oppose outside influence on U.S. policies, with 28% who say they should be Not At All Influential.
  • Just 30% believe these international institutions should be influential in creating regulations governing U.S. businesses, with nine percent (9%) who feel they should be Very Influential. Fifty-nine percent (59%) oppose their influence in this area, with 37% who say they should be Not At All Influential.

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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted December 6-7, 2020 by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Most voters continue to view big government as a problem and don’t want it, but they strongly suspect that more government and higher taxes are on the way with Democrat Joe Biden in the White House.

Just six percent (6%) of all voters believe climate change should be the highest priority for businesses in the United States, while three percent (3%) emphasize using business resources to pursue social justice causes.

A plurality (44%) says the priority for businesses should be providing individual consumers with high quality products and services at the lowest prices, followed by 27% who put the emphasis on providing good benefits and pay to employees. For 13%, earning a profit to benefit shareholders or owners is number one.

Voters under 40 are more aware of the Great Reset idea than their elders and are much bigger supporters of international involvement in U.S. policymaking in all areas.

Democrats welcome international involvement a lot more than Republicans and voters not affiliated with either major party do.

In surveying a year ago, Democrats were far less convinced than Republicans and unaffiliated voters that a free-market system is superior to a socialist one and were much more willing to vote for a socialist candidate. Those under 40 were a lot more responsive to the siren call of socialism than older voters were.

Voters in general were taking a more global perspective last year than they had in the past. Just after President Trump took office, 55% looked at the problems of the world and said they were more interested in finding a solution that most benefits the United States. Just 45% felt that way by 2019, while slightly more (47%) were more interested in solutions that most benefit the world, up from 39% when Rasmussen Reports first asked this question in August 2016.

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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted December 6-7, 2020 by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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