The Rasmussen Report today shows us how the education industry has affected the minds of this generation of children with ceaseless political propaganda instead of knowledge.
The survey question was whether socialism or capitalism is a better economic system. One would think that the failure of undiluted socialism in the Soviet Union and China would influence the opinion. China is now adopting a sort of capitalist system although it continues to call itself “communist.” The Soviet Union collapsed, a fact that may not be known to all college graduates extrapolating from my personal recent experience with college curriculum. The evidence suggests there is doubt:
Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.
The key to understanding the results is the age factor.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 20% disagree and say socialism is better. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are not sure which is better.
Adults under 30 are essentially evenly divided: 37% prefer capitalism, 33% socialism, and 30% are undecided. Thirty-somethings are a bit more supportive of the free-enterprise approach with 49% for capitalism and 26% for socialism. Adults over 40 strongly favor capitalism, and just 13% of those older Americans believe socialism is better.
So, the closer you are to your school years and the less exposed to real life, the more likely it is that you prefer socialism. This is no surprise:
Investors by a 5-to-1 margin choose capitalism. As for those who do not invest, 40% say capitalism is better while 25% prefer socialism.
I still contend that those who plan to work for someone else and have no thought of starting or running their own business are far more likely to vote for Democrats. They are also more likely to prefer socialism.
There is a partisan gap as well. Republicans – by an 11-to-1 margin – favor capitalism. Democrats are much more closely divided: Just 39% say capitalism is better while 30% prefer socialism. As for those not affiliated with either major political party, 48% say capitalism is best, and 21% opt for socialism.
Note that independents still prefer the capitalist system by over 2 to 1. The Democrats are becoming the socialist party of America. Well, look who we just elected.
The worse news is that the socialist propaganda that the youth is inundated with in school is working.
Tags: capitalism, Democrats, Independents, Republicans, socialism
ceaseless political propaganda instead of knowledge.
ceaseless political propaganda instead of knowledge.
So true. I have third and fourth graders. It seems the only history they get is native Indian, slavery, or dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.
Now they are being indoctrinated about recycling. It is sad to see my 10 year old earnestly collecting pull tabs. I don’t have the heart to tell him recycling mostly uses more energy than what’s recovered.
I would like to see everyone who goes on to college read Hazlitt’s book on economics. Just to provoke thought and to see another side.
I’ve left it around for my daughter but I doubt she’s read any of it.