Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Rich and poor conflict

  • Conflict between rich and poor now eclipses racial strain and friction between immigrants and the native-born as the greatest source of tension in American society, according to a survey released Wednesday.
  • (New York Times)
  • WASHINGTON -- A new survey shows tensions between the rich and poor increasing and at their most intense level in nearly a quarter-century.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • WASHINGTON — A new survey shows tensions between the rich and poor increasing and at their most intense level in nearly a quarter-century.
  • (Washington Post)
  • The Occupy Wall Street movement no longer occupies Wall Street, but the issue of class conflict has captured a growing share of the national consciousness.
  • (Pew Research Center)
  • Conflict between rich and poor is at an all-time high, at least in the way of public perception, a new Pew Research Center poll shows. The survey found that 66% of adults believe there are very strong or strong conflicts between the two groups.
  • (Click10.com)
  • A new Pew Research Center survey of 2,048 adults finds that about two-thirds of the public (66%) believes there are very strong or strong conflicts between the rich and the poor--an increase of 19 percentage points since 2009.
  • (OpEdNews.com)
  • but theres something to be said for being too poor to buy your way out of an awkward situation. It forces you to grow and be more self-reflexive to deal with people at their worst, and the very wealthy never have to do that.
  • (TV.com)
  • Wukan was another example of this ongoing stratification of rich and poor in China, but protests in China may gradually become less of a conflict and more of a negotiation between two parties who want the same thing: a better future.
  • (AlterNet)
  • Another conflict flared up within the ruling Grand National Party who want expanded welfare and measures to tackle a widening income gap between the rich and poor.
  • (The Korea Herald)

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