{"id":16398,"date":"2012-06-12T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/most-americans-say-wall-street-only-cares-about-making-money-for-itself\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:42:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:42:24","slug":"most-americans-say-wall-street-only-cares-about-making-money-for-itself","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2012\/06\/12\/most-americans-say-wall-street-only-cares-about-making-money-for-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Say Wall Street Only Cares About Making Money for Itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Positive opinions about Wall Street have slipped modestly since 2009, according to the Pew Research Center\u2019s recently released 2012 American Values Survey. A majority (58%) agrees that \u201cWall Street makes an important contribution to the American economy,\u201d down from 63% three years ago.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a larger majority (72%) agrees with the statement: \u201cWall Street only cares about making money for itself.\u201d In 2009, 67% expressed this view.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly seven-in-ten Republicans (69%) say that Wall Street contributes significantly to the economy, compared with 57% of independents and 53% of Democrats. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans are less likely than Democrats or independents to say that Wall Street only cares about making money for itself. But sizable majorities across partisan groups express this view: 66% of Republicans, 78% of Democrats and 74% of independents. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2012\/06\/04\/section-5-values-about-business-wall-street-and-labor\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About seven-in-ten Americans (72%) agree that Wall Street only cares about making money for 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