There is growing dissatisfaction toward rich people, according to a new online poll.
The poll by the China Youth Daily in (36) with sina.com has highlighted the apparent (37) over the country’s widening income gap.
Nearly 8,000 people filled in online (38) last week, and when asked to use three words to describe the society’s rich, the top (39) were "extravagant", "greedy" and "corrupt".
About 57 percent of those (40) said that "extravagant" was the best word to describe the rich, followed closely by "greedy".
(41) , despite their dissatisfaction, 93 percent of those polled wished they could be rich too, and that richer people should be "socially (42) ".
Some 33 percent of respondents also praised rich people for being "smart".
Nearly 90 percent of respondents agreed that most people in society, including themselves, were willing to speak up for the poor but were (43) to take actions and actually do something for them.
The survey comes on the heels of a heated debate over comments made by renowned economist Mao Yushi, (44) .
A report released by the Asian Development Bank last Wednesday revealed that China’s Gini coefficient—an indicator of the wealth divide—rose from 0.407 in 1993 to 0.473 in 2004.
An earlier Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report said that (45) , while the poorest 10 percent in the country share less than 2 percent of the total wealth.
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