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A national poll showed 71 percent of Americans think the economy is rigged in favor of certain groups. A poll of Al.com readers found an even larger percentage thinks it'srigged..

A recent national poll found 71 percent of Americans think that the economy is rigged in favor of certain groups.

As high as that number is, there is an indication that even more Alabamians may think the economy is rigged in favor of some groups.

An Al.com poll recently asked: Which of the following comes closer to your opinion of the economic system in the U.S.

Almost 79 percent checked the response that said "the economic system is rigged in favor of certain groups."

A little less than 16 percent checked the box that offered the opinion "the economic system is fair to all Americans."

Just a little over 5 percent said they did not know.

Just over 700 readers took part in the poll.

Here is the link to the original poll conducted by Marketplace and Edison Research.

And here is the