Americans are more skeptical than they’ve ever been of the federal government’s spending habits
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Mistrust has steadily grown since the low 1986 estimate of 38 cents wasted on each dollar and is at the highest point since Gallup first considered the topic in 1979.
There’s only a 5% split by political party: Republicans say the government misuses 52 cents while Democrats peg the amount at 47 cents.
By ideology, though
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Age also plays a part
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What’s clear is that respondents feel the federal government is far more bloated than state and local governments. Leaner operations mean that state governments waste just 42 cents while local ones misuse just 38 cents
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