In this type of marriage, partners participate in each other's lives at all levels and have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility. Spouses may even work together or share projects, friends, and outside interests. a. total
b. vital
c. devitalized
d. passive-congenial

The type of marriage being described is:

a. total.

Explanation:

According to Cuber and Haroff, there are 5 types of marriage: total, vital, devitalized, passive-congenial, conflict-habituated. The total type of marriage consists of spouses who share many facets of their lives with each other. There is a low level of hostility and tension present, and the partners feel comfortable to participate in each others' lives. In this type of marriage, spouses often share friends and interests. As a matter of fact, the spouses often display an indispensable need for each other.

I think it would be an example of : "spiral of silence"
Spiral of silence is a fear that a specific social group have upon the possibility of being excluded by another group of people.

In this case, many people form lower class income believed that the Bush's tax cuts will only benefit the one on upper class income.