The data published on the PRRI website also shows that roughly six in ten Americans believe that the growing gap between rich and poor is one of the biggest problems our nation faces. Even more (about 2/3rds) agree that wealthier Americans should pay more taxes than the rest of us.
These results are remarkable given our society's overwhelming commitment to the capitalist economic system, at least in principle if not in practice. They also reinforce the sense that conservative and liberal Americans tend to live in significantly different worlds. Our views on such things as economics and our understanding of our faith are both driven by our larger worldview. The tragedy is that we are even less able to talk across the gap between us than were previous generations. We all know this is true but don't seem to be able to do anything about it.
