The Polls: Taxing and Spending

Poll results dealing with the tax revolt in the United States in 1978 are reviewed. Large numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the amount of taxes they have to pay & with the government's use of their taxes. The context of this dissatisfaction includes both growing distrust of governm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public opinion quarterly 1979-04, Vol.43 (1), p.126-135
Hauptverfasser: LADD, EVERETT CARLL, POTTER, MARILYN, BASILICK, LINDA, DANTELS, SALLY, SUSZKIW, DANA
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Zusammenfassung:Poll results dealing with the tax revolt in the United States in 1978 are reviewed. Large numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the amount of taxes they have to pay & with the government's use of their taxes. The context of this dissatisfaction includes both growing distrust of government leaders & an increased actual rate of taxation. However, there is also a strong commitment to public services; only on welfare & social services do substantial numbers of people favor cutbacks. This tension between opposition to high taxes & support for government spending is resolved by the conviction that government is wasting much of the money it takes in. W. H. Stoddard.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/268501