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Public Opinion On Taxes And Government Spending

Public Opinion On Taxes And Government Spending This article analyses egalitarian attitudes as well as opinions concerning taxation and government spending. Australians would prefer to have their taxes reduced than to increase government spending on social services, if faced with such an alternative. Typical welfare programs have a low priority, but the public would like to see increased spending on education and science, health services, roads improvements, military defence, and fighting against drug addiction. An individual's opinions about government spending are influenced by his or her socio‐economic characteristics, with unemployed people and urban dwellers being more supportive of government spending on social programs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Issues Wiley

Public Opinion On Taxes And Government Spending

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© Australian Social Policy Association
eISSN
1839-4655
DOI
10.1002/j.1839-4655.1988.tb00852.x
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Abstract

This article analyses egalitarian attitudes as well as opinions concerning taxation and government spending. Australians would prefer to have their taxes reduced than to increase government spending on social services, if faced with such an alternative. Typical welfare programs have a low priority, but the public would like to see increased spending on education and science, health services, roads improvements, military defence, and fighting against drug addiction. An individual's opinions about government spending are influenced by his or her socio‐economic characteristics, with unemployed people and urban dwellers being more supportive of government spending on social programs.

Journal

Australian Journal of Social IssuesWiley

Published: Nov 1, 1988

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