Center for Study and Advocacy to Reduce Wealth and Income Inequality

What you told us about Wealth and Income Disparity The Center for Study and Advocacy to Reduce Wealth and Income Inequality, d/b/a Wealth Income Equity (WIE) recently conducted a number of surveys to assess attitudes regarding wealth and income inequality and potential remedies. Thank you to those who participated. The survey was designed by a WIE survey team and piloted among subscribers. The pilot provided valuable input for the public survey. The public survey conducted by California Survey Research Services and distributed nationwide yielded over 400 responses. A follow up survey among subscribers was also completed. The pilot and subscriber surveys yielded 60 respondents.  In addition to attitudinal responses, data was collected on age, race, U.S. State and income; gender was not included. We believe the results are indicative of a significant cross section of the U.S. public. However, the survey responses cannot claim that it is a bona fide representation of all Americans given that those lacking internet access, adequate reading comprehension, an income less than $50,000 annual, those under the age 21 or individuals having a primary language other than English or Spanish were effectively not included in the survey. Results Most questions were posed on a Likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Some questions required a rank ordering of priorities. For analysis purposes strongly agree and agree were collapsed as was strongly disagree and disagree. When asked whether respondents believed that wealth and income disparity was a problem, whether greater efforts to reduce wealth and income disparity were required and whether everyone has some responsibility to engage in efforts to reduce wealth and income disparity; approximately two thirds agreed or strongly agreed. As to whether levying taxes on the very wealthy would make a difference and whether there is political will to do so; about one-half agreed or strongly agreed.