Business Corporations

The public continues to say that “business corporations make too much profit.” Today, 56% of the public says corporations make too much profit; 39% say “most corporation make a fair and reasonable amount of profit.” These views have held largely steady since 1994.

Nearly three-quarters of Democrats and

Democratic leaners (72%) say corporations

make too much profit, while about a quarter

(24%) say corporate profits are reasonable.

Conversely, 56% of Republicans and

Republican leaners say most businesses’ profits

are fair and reasonable, while 38% say

businesses are profiting too much.

Majority of Americans say business

corporations make too much profit

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% who say business corporations make too much profit

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