The Pew Research Center has released “A Barometer of Modern Morals: Sex, Drugs, and the 1040”. Here are the results of a poll of 745 people, with the percentages of people classifying each behavior as morally wrong:
- 85% Married People Having an Affair
- 79% Not Reporting All Income on Taxes
- 61% Drinking Alcohol Excessively
- 52% Having an Abortion
- 50% Smoking Marijuana
- 50% Homosexual Behavior
- 43% Lying to Spare Someone’s Feelings
- 35% Sex Between Unmarried Adults
- 35% Gambling
- 32% Overeating
For a detailed view of the tax question, see here.
This shows more individuals need to read Rothbard.
