According to a new Pew Research Center survey, 66 percent of respondents agree that there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between rich and poor in America. This is up from 47 percent that agreed with this two years ago. In a Gallup poll last October, 52 percent said they trust the “ideas and opinions” of President Obama for creating jobs, compared with 45 percent that said they trust executives of major corporations.

The point is, sadly, there is mistrust in America about the very thing that any conservative will tell you is the economic mother’s milk of our country — freedom and free enterprise.