Public Opinion and American Federalism: Perspectives on Taxes, Spending, and Trust—An ACIR Update

The research reported here updates for 1999 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 1999 survey results indicate a general continuation of opinion trends established by the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Local government is view...

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Published in:Publius 2000, Vol.30 (1), p.189-201
Main Authors: Cole, Richard L., Kincaid, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Constitution
Devolution
Federal Government
Federal states
Federal taxes
Federalism
Fiscal policy
Government
Government Spending
Income taxes
Local Government
Property taxes
Public finance
Public Opinion
Regional government
Sales taxes
State government
State income tax
State structure
Supreme Court
Tax policy
Taxation
Taxes
Trust
U.S.A
United States
United States of America
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Summary:The research reported here updates for 1999 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 1999 survey results indicate a general continuation of opinion trends established by the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Local government is viewed as giving citizens the most for their money, followed by state government and the federal government. Americans still regard the federal income tax as the worst tax, followed by the local property tax. Likewise, Americans express the most trust and confidence in local government and the least trust and confidence in the federal government, although confidence in all governments increased over comparable data for 1992. Race and party identification and, in one case, region are significant factors differentiating opinions about the federal, state, and local governments and their taxes.
ISSN:0048-5950
1747-7107
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a030060