Big Majority Believe the Elite Face No Accountability

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Big Majority Believe the Elite Face No Accountability

February 18, 2026 at 1:56 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 10 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/18/big-majority-believe-the-elite-face-no-accountability/

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found 69 percent of respondents saying they believe the Epstein files “show that powerful people in the U.S. are rarely held accountable for their actions.”

[OLDMDDEM]

1. That does not surprise me. If you or I did what they do, we would be in prison for life.

[OC375]

2. True Dat

Hopefully, enough of the general masses will be revolted enough to vote with their wallets. It's the only vote that matters in these spaces.

[MIButterfly]

3. They needed a poll to find that out?

That's the way it's always been. Powerful (and rich) people can buy their way out of anything. And then keep on doing it.

Tell me something I don't know.

[maxsolomon]

4. It's more like 86%.

Another 17% said the statement described their views "somewhat well," while 11% said it didn't reflect their thinking. Among both Republicans and Democrats, more than 80% said the statement described their thinking at least somewhat well.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-believe-epstein-files-show-powerful-get-pass-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-02-18/

11% are hardcore stupid.

[StoolPigeon]

9. 11% are in the top 11%

[maxsolomon]

10. LOL, I'm in the top 11%.

Barely.

In 2025–2026, breaking into the top 10% of income earners in the U.S. generally requires an annual household income of approximately $200,000–$251,000, while for individuals, the threshold is around $132,000–$155,000.

[Picaro]

6. Duh?

[edhopper]

7. In this instance the majority

are completely correct.

[Tree Lady]

8. Always been true rich kids get away

With rape at college, rich people committing in crime generally get light sentence or off completely. Look at OJ and his "dream team"

Liitle normal working folks don't have money for fancy lawyers.

[Delmette2.0]

11. I was just thinking that their exceptions start early.

What was the term for rich kids who are blameless in fatal car accidents?

[jonstl08]

12. Always been that way

Back during the 2008 financial crisis European countries put a bunch of bankers in jail. What did the US do? Virtually nothing. We bailed them out but none went to jail that I recall. Same thing happening here with the Epstein files and it sucks.