Just 53 Percent Say Capitalism Is Preferable To Socialism

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: In The News

(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Here's a new Rasmussen Reports poll that could mean nightmares for Joe The Plumber: According to Rasmussen, just 53 percent of those asked say capitalism is a better system than socialism.

Twenty percent, meanwhile, said socialism is better. The remaining 27 percent weren't sure.

Among those under 30, the support for capitalism is even weaker. Thirty-seven percent prefer capitalism, 33 percent favor socialism, and 30 percent are undecided.

"Republicans - by an 11-to-1 margin - favor capitalism," note the pollsters. "Democrats are much more closely divided: Just 39% say capitalism is better while 30% prefer socialism. As for those not affiliated with either major political party, 48% say capitalism is best, and 21% opt for socialism."

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by ianlou April 11, 2009 1:59 PM EDT: Anyone who supports socialism or socialistic ideas in America is a fool plain and simple..........
Posted by protectfreedom at 10:07 AM : Apr 10, 2009

We'll see.
Like it or not.
We'll see.; Reply to this comment


by ianlou April 11, 2009 1:51 PM EDT: "What are the republican ideas? "

Simple. Prevent the Dumbocrats from spending us into poverty.
Posted by gdw666 at 6:21 AM : Apr 10, 2009

You mean the Well-Off into poverty,

Bush and the GOP worked hard to send the Middle Class into poverty, that's why they lost the last election to such a stunning degree...

It's also why we are in this incredible recession.

Hopefully trickle down economics will be seen as the flawed system it is...... forever.; Reply to this comment


by protectfreedom April 10, 2009 1:07 PM EDT: Anyone who supports socialism or socialistic ideas in America is a fool plain and simple..........; Reply to this comment


by tyrany1 April 10, 2009 12:18 PM EDT: Corrupt the young, get them away from religion. Get them interested in sex. Make them superficial, destroy theirruggedness.Get control of all means of publicity and thereby: Get the peoples' mind off their government by focusing their attention on athletics, sexy books and
plays, and other trivialities. Divide the people into hostile groups by constantly harping on controversial matters of no importance. Destroy the peoples faith in their natural leaders by holding up the latter to ridicule, contempt and obloquy. Always preach true democracy but seize power as fast and as ruthlessly as possible. Encourage government extravagance, destroy its credit, produce fear with rising prices, inflation and general discontent. Foment unnecessary strikes in vital industries, encourage civil disorders and foster a soft and lenient
attitude on the part of government towards such disorders. By specious argument cause the breakdown of the old moral virtues: honesty, sobriety, continence, faith in the pledged word, ruggedness. Cause the
registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless.

Adolf Hitler 1937; Reply to this comment


by johndevinejr April 10, 2009 11:04 AM EDT: attitude on the part of government towards such disorders. By specious argument cause the breakdown of the old moral virtues: honesty, sobriety, continence, faith in the pledged word, ruggedness. Cause the
registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless.

George W. Bush 2007
Posted by tyrany1 at 7:30 AM : Apr 10, 2009; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 April 10, 2009 10:51 AM EDT: Republicans are all talk with no absolute positive results. We've all witnessed the never ending crises and spending with no resolve or motive for completion just profits diverted to the private Corporate Sector under Conservatism (Facism).

The term "SOCIALISM" is simply the latest term to focus their badly informed base against. Tea Parties that are being promoted by the Right Wing Propaganda Media are anti-productive, anti-American, and a tad hypocritical since it was the Conservative Fascist Agenda that has caused the economic peril cause by Republican $pending while in control of our Government.; Reply to this comment


by tyrany1 April 10, 2009 10:30 AM EDT: Corrupt the young, get them away from religion. Get them interested in sex. Make them superficial, destroy theirruggedness.Get control of all means of publicity and thereby: Get the peoples' mind off their government by focusing their attention on athletics, sexy books and
plays, and other trivialities. Divide the people into hostile groups by constantly harping on controversial matters of no importance. Destroy the peoples faith in their natural leaders by holding up the latter to ridicule, contempt and obloquy. Always preach true democracy but seize power as fast and as ruthlessly as possible. Encourage government extravagance, destroy its credit, produce fear with rising prices, inflation and general discontent. Foment unnecessary strikes in vital industries, encourage civil disorders and foster a soft and lenient
attitude on the part of government towards such disorders. By specious argument cause the breakdown of the old moral virtues: honesty, sobriety, continence, faith in the pledged word, ruggedness. Cause the
registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless.

Adolf Hitler 1937; Reply to this comment


by johndevinejr April 10, 2009 10:06 AM EDT: Dirty democrats and rotten republicans will destroy America.....IF WE LET THEM!
Posted by gunownerdan at 7:02 AM : Apr 10, 2009

You would be an anarchist?; Reply to this comment


by gunownerdan April 10, 2009 10:02 AM EDT: Dirty democrats and rotten republicans will destroy America.....IF WE LET THEM!; Reply to this comment


by gunownerdan April 10, 2009 10:00 AM EDT: imprisonrove,
Are childish insults and ignorant stereotypes all you got?
How pathetic!; Reply to this comment