Just a poll, of course, but as our lefties are convinced that a public opinion poll is a constitutionally valid means of determining government action, this pretty much knocks the wind out of their socialist sails:
When given a choice about how government should address the numerous economic difficulties facing today’s consumer, Americans overwhelmingly — by 84% to 13% — prefer that the government focus on improving overall economic conditions and the jobs situation in the United States as opposed to taking steps to distribute wealth more evenly among Americans.
Also noted in the poll is that 50% of Americans think that the government is trying to do too much – with 72% of Republicans holding this position, but only 36% of Democrats on board. Essentially, the general American distrust of government continues strong and this, in turn, opens up the prospect of a well-structured GOP campaign to use market mechanisms to deal with problems in opposition to Obama and his Democrats’ top down, tax and spend boondoggles.