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    Government Responsible for Care of Needy

    A majority of Americans (57%) mostly or completely agree that it is the responsibility of government to “take care of people who can’t take care of themselves” — however only 19% completely agree.

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    Don’t Shove My Job!

    The vast majority of self-identified middle class workers (89% overall) are either completely or mostly satisfied with their job.

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    Rich Get Richer

    By a margin of 69-28, Americans agree that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

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    Free Time: Middle America’s Top Priority

    Asked to rate the importance of various priorities in life, some two-thirds (68%) of the self-identified middle class say that free time is very important to them, more than say the same about anything else on the list, including having children (62%), a successful career (59%), being married (55%), or living a religious life (53%).

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    GOP Favors the Rich

    Nearly six-in-ten Americans say Republicans favor the rich.

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    Values Gap in Black Community

    By a ratio of two-to-one, (61%-31%) African Americans say that the values of poor and middle class blacks have grown more dissimilar over the past decade.

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    A Widening Hardship Gap

    The gap between the wealthiest and poorest people in affording basic items is much wider now than it was during the 1992 economic downturn; more than six-in-ten (62%) self-described “working class” people now say their incomes are falling behind the cost of living

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