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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tonto who wrote (105801)	6/1/2011 7:11:27 PM
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Voters Believe Too Many Government Regulations Threaten Economic Growth Posted on May 25, 2011 \| Polling Analysis As pessimism over the economy and job creation rises, voters clearly see too many federal government regulations as more of an economic threat than too few. Voters believe burdensome government regulations stand in the way of lasting job growth, and this concern is likely to increase following actions taken by the National Labor Relations Board to prevent Boeing from expanding production in a right-to-work state. In our April national survey, conducted jointly with the American Action Forum, we asked voters the following question: Which possibility concerns you more: the federal government has too few regulations to hold private businesses accountable, or that the federal government has too many regulations that hurt the economy? Overall Results Voters clearly see too many federal government regulations as more of a threat than too few. By a margin of 55 to 36 percent, voters are more concerned that the federal government has too many regulations that will hurt the economy, rather than too few regulations to hold private businesses accountable. Republicans are more concerned about too many regulations by 77 to 16 percent, as are Independents by 55 to 35 percent. Only Democrats are concerned about too few regulations by 56 to 36 percent. Crosstab Data Voter concern over too many federal government regulations is found among all age, income, and education levels – including a majority of all union households. This concern is shared among union households: 53 to 39 percent among all union households. 57 to 34 percent among private sector unions. 48 to 44 percent among public sector unions. This concern is shared among all age groups: 49 to 43 percent among ages 18-34; 61 to 30 percent among ages 35-49; 55 to 40 percent among ages 50-64; 52 to 33 percent among ages 65+. This concern is shared among all income levels: 55 to 35 percent among those making less than $50k; 51 to 42 percent among those making between $50k - $100k; 63 to 31 percent among those making more than $100k. This concern is shared among all education levels: 62 to 26 percent among high school graduates; 54 to 39 percent among those with some college education; 51 to 41 percent among college graduates; 55 to 36 percent among post-college graduates. This concern is shared among all non-urban voters: 67 to 25 percent among rural voters; 59 to 33 percent among small town voters; 53 to 38 percent among suburban voters; Urban voters are split (siding with too few regulations by 48 to 45 percent). With the exception of Hispanic voters who are split on this issue, a majority of the following voters believe there are too few federal government regulations to hold the private sector accountable. Yet there are still significant percentages of traditional Democratic voters who say there are too many regulations: 56 to 36 percent among voters who support raising the debt limit without preconditions. 55 to 35 percent among voters who approve of President Obama’s job performance. 53 to 39 percent among voters who hold a favorable opinion of Democrats in Congress. 53 to 38 percent among African-American voters. 52 to 39 percent among voters who hold a favorable opinion of government employee unions. By 47 to 46 percent, Hispanic voters narrowly believe there are too many regulations. Methodology This survey of 1000 registered voters was conducted April 17-20, 2011. Respondents were selected randomly from a random-digit-dialing sample including both cell phone and landline telephone numbers. All respondents confirmed that they are registered to vote in the county in which they live. Quotas were set for state, age, and race based on state registration and previous turnout. The sample was minimally weighted to reflect the current Pollster.com Democratic advantage of four points over Republicans. This sample has 34 percent Democrat, 32 percent Independent, and 30 percent Republican. The margins of error for responses with an even split – 50 percent for one response and 50 percent for another response – is ±3.10 percent for the full sample, ±5.66 percent for Republicans, ±5.43 percent for Independents, and ±5.31 percent for Democrats. The margin of error is smaller when one response receives a higher level of support. For example, the margin of error is ±2.68 percent when 75 percent of respondents in the full sample choose one response and 25 percent choose another response. resurgentrepublic.com It’s no wonder they’re so concerned. Regulations are increasing dramatically and are imposing a hidden tax on Americans. The Heritage Foundation reports in “Red Tape Rising: Obama’s Torrent of New Regulation”: Based on data from the Government Accountability Office, an unprecedented 43 major new regulations were imposed by Washington [in FY2010]. And based on reports from government regulators themselves, the total cost of these rules topped $26.5 billion, far more than any other year for which records are available. These costs will affect Americans in many ways, raising the price of the cars they buy and the food they eat, while destroying an untold number of jobs. blog.heritage.org