Changing Public Attitudes on Power and Taxation in the American Federal System

The research reported here updates for 2001 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 2001 survey results indicate a general continuation of earlier opinion trends. The federal government is viewed as providing citizens the leas...

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Published in:Publius 2001-06, Vol.31 (3), p.205-214
Main Authors: Kincaid, John, Cole, Richard L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Central government
Demography
Fairness
Federal Government
Federal taxes
Federalism
Government
Government spending policy
Income taxes
Intergovernmental relations
Local Government
Political aspects
Political Attitudes
Political power
Political science
Political Systems
Power
Property taxes
Public Opinion
Public opinion surveys
Regional government
Social security tax
Sociodemographic Factors
State government
State income tax
Tax policy
Taxation
U.S.A
United States of America
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Summary:The research reported here updates for 2001 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 2001 survey results indicate a general continuation of earlier opinion trends. The federal government is viewed as providing citizens the least for their money; the federal income lax, followed by the local properly tax, is seen as the worst lax; a majority of the public indicates that local governments need more power; the public is most likely to identify the federal government as having too much power; and the public is least likely to say that the federal government needs more power. For the most part, these attitudes are held without much variation by all categories of respondents; however, region, education, and, to a lesser extent, a few other demographic variables do distinguish among respondents in a statistically significant manner.
ISSN:0048-5950
1747-7107
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a004904