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Subject:Re: Public support for farm subsidies
Hi, I'm new to the list, having just moved here after 11 years in the Field
of Farm Subsidies
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
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 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
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
This question has been bounced around on the armchair list for a
while...here's a bit of evidence on the question. It's from Canada, but I
doubt that American results would be that much different. The vast
majority of Canadians support farm subsidies for the indefinite
future.
The question
