About polls

Here's a post from Jeff at protein wisdom about how the questions can affect the answers:

Ask “Would you like a Ferris wheel in your backyard?” and a shockingly high percentage of Americans might say yes. Complicate the question, however—“Would you like a Ferris wheel in your backyard if it tripled your electric bill and bumped off the family dog?”—and the number would drop.

The post is actually about how polls 'support' more statism, but only because of the questions the pollsters ask.

Worth the read.

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