A reversal since last year … when you-know-who was president
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Straight off the presses from Gallup…
> A majority (52%) of Americans say the government is doing too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses.
> The usual partisan divide is evident: 80% of Republicans think the gov’t is doing too many things; 78% of Dems think that the government is doing too little.
> That said, even Dems shifted 5 percentage points away from the notion that “gov’t should be doing more”.
> The swing factor: 57% of independents now think that gov’t is doing too much … that’s up by 19 percentage points from Gallup’s 2020 survey.
More specifically, 50% of Americans say that they prefer “less services & lower taxes” … 29% say to “keep taxes and services where they are now” … and only 19% prefer “more services & higher taxes”.
Gallup was silent on whether any of the 19% currently pay any income taxes … or if any of the 10% are willing themselves to pay higher taxes to pay for added services.
I’m betting the under on that one…
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The WSJ Take
The WSJ chalks the results up to buyer’s remorse …
In his few months in office, the President has made clear the era of Big Government is back.
But now that Americans are getting a better look at what this entails — higher taxes, more regulation, more spending and inflation — they are having second thoughts.
…. and opines that the results clearly indicate why Biden’s “$3.5 trillion entitlement spending plan” is only gaining traction among Democratic loyalists.
“If President Biden wants to understand why his $3.5 trillion entitlement spending plan is stalled in Congress, he might look at the new poll from Gallup.”
You think?
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