Gallup: Occupy Wall Street failed

Published December 12, 2012 5:00am ET



Only 55 percent of Democrats believe the economy benefits when big businesses make profits, while 1 in 5 Democrats think it actually hurts the economy, according to a new poll.

“Eighty-three percent of Republicans — in contrast to 55% of Democrats and 59% of independents — say the economy benefits when big businesses make a profit,” Gallup reports. Nineteen percent of Democrats think that, when big businesses make money, the economy suffers; just 9 percent of Republicans say the same.

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