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...what should be done about income disparity? In an April Gallup poll, 68% of respondents said wealth "should be more evenly distributed" in the U.S. - the highest percentage saying so since Gallup started asking the question in 1984. A smaller majority, 51%, agreed that "heavy taxes on the rich" were needed...
...workforce's output was diminished by ailments such as headaches and arthritis. What's new in Kruger and Stone's study, however, is the level of detail with which the researchers were able to chronicle the lives of Americans in pain. With the help of the polling firm Gallup, they asked nearly 4,000 survey participants to diarize their daily activities over a 24-hour period. From these personal accounts, the researchers saw the impact pain had on people's emotional states. Though participants said interacting with a spouse or friend lowered their pain, those suffering chronic pain tended...
...government, sensible tax reform could be a way to repair an image that has begun to suffer at home after years of degradation abroad. According to a recent Gallup Poll, the percentage of people who do not trust the government at all on domestic issues has doubled since May 2000. This unprecedented loss of public confidence might be reversed with a judicious rewrite of the tax code—certainly an excruciating prospect for many at the top of the political world...
...This stipulation for rare abortions indicates a moral judgment. This phrase was inserted to appeal to voters who support abortion rights, while still harboring some moral doubts regarding the procedure. According to a 2007 Gallup Poll, only 26 percent of Americans favor legalized abortion in all circumstances, while 55 percent favor legalized abortion in limited circumstances. Most Americans seem to take a middle ground approach to abortion rights, favoring its legality in limited circumstances. This is consistent with the moral ambiguity that typically surrounds the issue for the majority of people...
Engagement is an amorphous concept, but as anyone who ever worked on a team can tell you, it's critical--the unengaged undermine--even if it's tough to pin down. Gallup says the top driver is direct managers; Towers Perrin says interest and vision coming from the executive level are much more important...