Zogby asked nearly 5000 people 8 basic economic questions. They also asked their political identification, given 6 choices: Very conservative, conservative, libertarian, moderate, liberal, and very liberal/progressive. It was in the Wall Street Journal
"Restrictions on housing development make housing less affordable." People were asked if they: 1) strongly agree; 2) somewhat agree; 3) somewhat disagree; 4) strongly disagree; 5) are not sure......
The other questions were:
1) Mandatory licensing of professional services increases the prices of those services.
2) Overall, the standard of living is higher today than it was 30 years ago .
3) Rent control leads to housing shortages .
4) A company with the largest market share is a monopoly .
5) Third World workers working for American companies overseas are being exploited .
6) Free trade leads to unemployment.
7) Minimum wage laws raise unemployment .
How did the six ideological groups do overall?
Here they are, best to worst, with an average number of incorrect responses from 0 to 8:
Very conservative, 1.30;
Libertarian, 1.38;
Conservative, 1.67;
Moderate, 3.67;
Liberal, 4.69;
Progressive/very liberal, 5.26.
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