About eight-in-ten or more in U.S. say politicians, big corporations and the wealthy have too much power and influence in today's economy

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January 8, 2020

70% of Americans say U.S. economic system unfairly favors the powerful

About eight-in-ten or more in U.S. say politicians, big corporations and the wealthy have too much power and influence in today’s economy

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About eight-in-ten or more in U.S. say politicians, big corporations and the wealthy have too much power and influence in today’s economy

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70% of Americans say U.S. economic system unfairly favors the powerful
About six-in-ten lower-income Republicans say the economic system unfairly favors powerful interests
More Democrats than Republicans say people who are wealthy, large corporations have too much power; Republicans are more likely to point to unions

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