“59% Reject Pope’s Call for More International Regulation of Economy”
Jul 13th, 2009 • Posted in: Research ReportOnly 17 percent of the U.S. public agrees with pope’s push for more international regulation of the U.S. economy as part of moral directive, reports Rasmussen
From Rasmussen Reports:
“Just 17% of Americans agree with Pope Benedict XVI’s call for more international regulation of the U.S. economy, as part of a new papal encyclical urging world leaders to steer the world economy in a more moral direction.
“A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 59% of American adults believe international organizations like the United Nations should have less influence on U.S. economic policy, not more. Twenty-four percent (24%) are not sure.
“Investors are even more adamant: 67% favor less international regulation of the American economy….
“The pope released the encyclical on Tuesday in advance of his meeting later in the week with President Obama, but only 25% of Americans believe it is possible to regulate the world economy to steer it in the direction of morality and a pursuit of the common good.
“Forty-seven percent (47%) say it is not possible to regulate the world economy to achieve these goals….
“Most Americans (51%) continue to believe that decisions made by U.S. business leaders to help their own businesses grow will do more to help the U.S. economy than decisions made by world leaders to grow the global economy….”
For the full press release from Rasmussen, July 9, click here.
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