JeeYeon Park, CNBC:
According to the latest Ipsos Mendelsohn Affluent Survey, 47 percent of participants said the economy is their primary concern, up 5 percent from last month. In addition, 85 percent of those who make over $100,000 a year say the economy is still in a recession. Bob Shullman, president of Ipsos Mendelsohn, shared his insights on the US-based survey.
“The affluent are continuing to be concerned about the economy—in particular, unemployment and the lack of jobs—and they are very concerned about the increasing debt issues,” Shullman told CNBC.
It’s important to separate the very wealthy– centimillionaires and up– from the merely wealthy. There are a lot of wealthy people who actually worry about high unemployment. Unfortunately, they still support the Republicans. The centimillionaires and up… well, supposedly George Soros isn’t a right winger.