“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”
-James Bovard
I am sick and tired of the MSM and government’s useless puffball surveys, and have been searching for better social, economic, and political data on the internet. However, what little information I found is old, hard to obtain, and not very interesting or informative.
- CNN poll: 90% support path to citizenship for illegals who have a job, speak English
- CNN Poll: Two-thirds see North Korea as a very serious threat
- CNN survey says ‘fake news’ label isn’t sticking, network’s brand is as strong as ever
Building on Mark Dice’s entertaining video interviews, I would like to see the complete results of a confidential survey with questions like the following:
__ has less than $1,000 in cash saved for an emergency or unexpected expense
__ has not paid off all credit cards at least once this year
__ has more than one credit card with a balance greater than 60 days
__ spouse or significant other is obese
__ has one or more obese children
__ has multiple convictions for assault or battery
__ has multiple convictions for a sex offense
__ has multiple convictions for driving while intoxicated or under the influence
__ is on disability, but able to use the internet and social media
__ is on disability, but able to answer a telephone when it rings
__ is on disability, but able to drive a vehicle or golf ball
__ does not know the names of his/her two senators and congressman
__ does not know the name of the Vice President of the USA
__ does not know the name of his or her state’s governor
__ cannot run, bike, row, or swim for 10 minutes without stopping
__ cannot do 10 push-ups if a male, or one push-up if a female
__ cannot hang from a pull-up bar for 20 seconds if a male, 10 seconds if a female
__ has not read a book in the last year
__ did not graduate high school or earn a GED
__ has not visited a museum or attended a lecture in the last five years
__ has not gone 7 consecutive days without drinking alcohol in the last year
__ has not gone 7 consecutive days without smoking marijuana in the last year
__ has used RX pain killers without a RX more than once in the last year
__ has never held a job for more than a 9 months, and is over 25 years old
__ has not ever received a wage increase from a private sector job
__ has worked for the government, or would prefer to work for the government
__ owes more on home than it is worth
__ owes more on vehicle than it is worth
__ is over 30 years old and has a negative net worth
__ has never travelled outside of home country
__ has never travelled outside of home state
__ does not have a passport
__ has had a tattoo, hair colored, or nails done professionally while receiving SNAP
__ person or sexual partner(s) has had more than one taxpayer-funded abortion
__ has had unprotected sex while receiving WIC benefits
__ drinks caffeinated beverage or energy drinks and takes high-blood-pressure pills
__ is obese and has Type 2 diabetes
__ smokes tobacco and receives tax-payer subsidized healthcare
__ has more than one television per person in home
__ television was turned on in home everyday last week
__ television is primary source of news
__ has less than $500 saved for car repair
__ is driving an uninsured vehicle
__ monthly car payment is greater than the amount of cash he/she has saved
__ does not know where China is located on a globe
__ does not know where Washington, DC, is located on a map of the USA
__ does not know why it is colder in the winter and warmer in the summer
__ has saved an average of less that $100 per month worked
__ is counting on Social Security to fund retirement
__ has purchased lottery tickets more than once in the past month
__ lives in a flood plain but does not have flood insurance
__ lives in public housing
__ has slept in a shelter in the last year
Scoring one point for each affirmative response, with these 54 questions, what do you think the average score would be for adults in the USA? What percent of Americans do you predict would score above 25? 40? What about the average score for ZeroHedge readership? What about for ESPN viewership?
Imagine if we did have this information for a statistically significant portion of a population. What do you think it could teach us, and how might we use it? How do you think the scores might vary based on race? Religion? Age? Other factors? What other questions or changes to these questions would you like to see?
Finally, would you consider donating as little as $10 to a Project Mayhem assignment, and enable a politically incorrect survey such as this to be conducted?
If we are going to try to Make America Great Again, then we probably should have a much better idea of where we are starting. It is possible that the hole we are in is deeper than anyone wants to believe, or maybe we on ZeroHedge are all just too negative?
Wishing you peace, prosperity, liberty, and love (but my honest sense is that we are all totally fucked),
h_h
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