David Levenstam wrote:
Far more people support the general idea of freedom
of speech than support many specific unpopular examples.
The analysis of bundling issues and logrolling has a long history in the
field of public choice, but an interesting recent paper on this topic is:
Saari, D. and
It may be interesting to look at the history and current perceptions of farm
subsidies in New Zealand too.
Revolution in a Small Country
by R. W. Bradford
http://www.libertysoft.com/liberty/features/58bradford1.html
Not surprisingly, with a guaranteed profit on every sheep they produced and
On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
but I try to recall
that the wording of a poll can substantially alter its results. Imagine, to
The question wording could have been a bit better, but nothing was
misrepresented or too slanted. The question was framed around the actual
farm
Those who think the public's wishes are being grossly defied will find
support in this general question (1996):
758. Here are some things the government might do for the economy.
Circle one number for each action to
show whether you are in favor of it or against it.
C. Cuts in government
Howdy,
Does anybody think that the amount or pattern of
support for farm subsidies would change if the average
American were better informed? (I know, I know,
better informed is awfully value laden and implies a
Philistine-ish public, I'm just not sure how to phrase
it.) By better info I mean
Bryan Caplan wrote:
You can check your public opinion guesses about various kinds
of spending at:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/GSS/
Click S for spending.
But first click Subject on the left-hand menu! Sorry.
--
Prof. Bryan Caplan
Department
In other words, all of the main items in the budget are popular and
indeed if anything the public wants them to be larger. (Presumably views
Question: could public opinion be endogenous? Ie, maybe there might
be some status quo bias? Would people before the New Deal or the Great
Society have
In a message dated 7/31/02 4:30:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm not sure this is right. If you look at what the public say they would
like in a government health care program it is huge and very expensive (in
contrast I suspect if you asked how much they would like to spend on it the
In a message dated 7/31/02 9:23:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
but I try to recall
that the wording of a poll can substantially alter its results. Imagine,
to
The question wording could have been a bit better, but nothing was
William Dickens wrote:
As I understand it, the cost of the medicare program turned out to be much greater
than expected, but not because congress kept changing the legislation to add more
goodies. Rather treatment became increasingly more expensive.
In an email discussion with me circa
Bryan Caplan wrote:
Support for spending cuts is largely predicated on delusional views
of what the budget looks like to begin with - such as the popular
views that foreign aid and welfare are the two biggest categories.
Not too far off, given that most US military effort in the past century
In a message dated 7/31/02 10:44:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Standard questions ask higher spending, lower spending, or about
the same. I bet you would get at least 40% saying about the same and
probably 25% saying higher, making the status quo the median voter
outcome. You can check
In a message dated 7/31/02 12:09:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Howdy,
Does anybody think that the amount or pattern of
support for farm subsidies would change if the average
American were better informed? (I know, I know,
better informed is awfully value laden and implies a
Philistine-ish
In a message dated 7/31/02 11:18:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
William Dickens wrote:
As I understand it, the cost of the medicare program turned out to be much
greater than expected, but not because congress kept changing the legislation
to add more goodies. Rather treatment became
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