More people trust Tom Hanks than scientific studies. Nearly twice as many trust Oprah Winfrey as they do religious leaders. Topping the list of trustworthiness, according to a recent Morning Consult poll, are our primary care doctors, earning the trust of half of those polled. Just 7% trust the government. Wall Street is further down, followed by Hollywood.
Only 14% of people claim to trust capitalism. Maybe it’s because they trust the wrong companies.
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