TY - JOUR
T1 - The "more for less" paradox
T2 - Public attitudes on taxing and spending
AU - Welch, Susan
N1 - Funding Information:
Susan Welch is Carl A. Happold Professor of Political Science. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The author gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the University of Nebraska Research Council for this project. John Hibbing made many helpful comments on the paper.
PY - 1985/9
Y1 - 1985/9
N2 - Using a statewide random sample of over 900 respondents, attitudes toward taxing and spending are examined in order to try to explain the seeming paradox of a public that wants more spending but less taxation. We investigate the possibility that the public which wants more spending is willing to pay for it by means other than taxes, such as through reallocation or increased nontax revenue. Moderate support for this expectation is found. Overall, the desire fora "free lunch" is not as widespread as a simple comparison of taxing and spending preferences suggests.
AB - Using a statewide random sample of over 900 respondents, attitudes toward taxing and spending are examined in order to try to explain the seeming paradox of a public that wants more spending but less taxation. We investigate the possibility that the public which wants more spending is willing to pay for it by means other than taxes, such as through reallocation or increased nontax revenue. Moderate support for this expectation is found. Overall, the desire fora "free lunch" is not as widespread as a simple comparison of taxing and spending preferences suggests.
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U2 - 10.1086/268929
DO - 10.1086/268929
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000908709
SN - 0033-362X
VL - 49
SP - 310
EP - 316
JO - Public Opinion Quarterly
JF - Public Opinion Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -