In a survey conducted in early 2020, 23 percent of adults in the United States believed that the existence of billionaires is a bad thing. This was slightly higher than the 19 percent of respondents who believed the existence of billionaires is a good thing.
Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020
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Pew Research Center. (March 2, 2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126052/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020." Chart. March 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126052/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126052/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion of Adults in The United States on Whether The Existence of Billionaires Is a Good or Bad Thing in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126052/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us/
Pew Research Center, Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126052/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126052/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us/