You know what to blame for this? The middle class tax cut that the majority of Americans didn't (and don't) even realize they got. The last time the President mentioned it, even Jeff didn't know what he was talking about, his check gets direct deposited and he never even noticed he was having less taken out in taxes. I would think those people who overwhelmingly get paper checks and scrutinize the deductions are the ones who know they got a cut.
Perceptions of the effectiveness of President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package differ dramatically between racial groups, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
The poll, sponsored by New America Media, a corroboration of 2,500 ethnic media outlets, reported that less than 40 percent of whites, Hispanics and Native Americans said the stimulus has made the economy better, compared to 59 percent of African-Americans and 47 percent of Asian-Americans.
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In total, 54 percent said the stimulus package has been ‘a good thing for their family or local community’ while 27 percent said it was ‘a bad thing’ and 19 percent either did not know or had no opinion.
Only 45 percent of the white Americans polled, however, thought the stimulus has been a good thing compared to 36 percent who think it was a bad thing. But among African Americans, 84 percent said the stimulus was a good thing and only 4 percent said the opposite.
Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans all polled above 60 percent in concluding that the stimulus was a good thing.
Asian-Americans trailed the other two groups, with 62 percent concluding that the stimulus was a good thing, 10 percent saying it was a bad thing and 28 percent did not know or had no opinion. Hispanics and Native Americans polled identically at 67 percent good, 11 percent bad and 22 percent did not know or had no opinion.
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