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bemused_leftist) wrote2010-09-04 04:58 pm
bemused_leftist) wrote2010-09-04 04:58 pm
Note the DATES!
The Perils Of Government By Poll, 30s Edition
In light of the way we actually got out of the Great Depression, it’s instructive — and depressing — to look at polling from that era. Two results from Gallup, in March 1938:
Do you think government spending should be increased to help get business out of its present slump?
Gallup Poll, Mar, 1938
37% Yes
63% No
In your opinion which will do more to get us out of the depression: increase government spending, or reduce taxes on business?
Gallup Poll (AIPO), Mar, 1938
15% Increase government spending
63% Reduce taxes on business
21% No opinion
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/the-perils-of-government-by-poll-30s-edition/
In light of the way we actually got out of the Great Depression, it’s instructive — and depressing — to look at polling from that era. Two results from Gallup, in March 1938:
Do you think government spending should be increased to help get business out of its present slump?
Gallup Poll, Mar, 1938
37% Yes
63% No
In your opinion which will do more to get us out of the depression: increase government spending, or reduce taxes on business?
Gallup Poll (AIPO), Mar, 1938
15% Increase government spending
63% Reduce taxes on business
21% No opinion
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/the-perils-of-government-by-poll-30s-edition/