(The Hill) - Just over half of U.S. adults in a new survey say they support capitalism, a record low since Gallup began asking the question 15 years ago.

In the latest Gallup poll released Monday, 54 percent of Americans say they have a positive image of capitalism, when asked to give a response “just off the top of your head.”

That marks a 6-point decline from 2021, the last time the question was asked.

Support for capitalism remained largely stable from the first time the question was asked in 2010 — when 61 percent of Americans had a positive view of capitalism — to when it was last asked in 2021 — when 60 percent had a positive view.

In 2018, support dipped to 56 percent but bounced back to 60 percent the following year.

But in the past four years, Democrats and independents have

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