ByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes Staff.
A rising number of Americans believe billionaires pose a threat to democracy, newly released data shows, and seven in 10 want the ultra wealthy to play a smaller role in U.S. politics amid an administration that has publicly cozied up to the country’s richest people.
More than half of Americans (53%) believe billionaires threaten American democracy, data from the Harris Poll’s annual Americans and Billionaires Survey shows, up seven points from when the same question was posed last year.
The survey found that Americans are becoming less enchanted with billionaires overall and want to see increasing regulations put on those with high net worths, including a limit on how much wealth someone can accumulate.
