by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I posted some polling data a couple of weeks ago that showed how the dependency mindset (as captured by these cartoons) is far worse in Europe than it is in the United States. Now let’s look at some additional public opinion research from Gallup that illuminates...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I wrote last year that, “I don’t think public policy should be based on polling data, but I always am happy when the American people are on the right side of an issue since it increases the possibility of good outcomes in Washington.” One other thing to consider is...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
I always view polling data with a bit of skepticism, but I’m nonetheless embarrassed by new data from a 22-nation poll showing that German and French respondents are even more opposed to so-called stimulus spending than American respondents. If Americans are to the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 14, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I am pleasantly shocked to see that a healthy majority of respondents favor partial privatization of Social Security. I knew support was reasonably strong several years ago, but I feared that the financial crisis would have made Americans more leery of financial...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 12, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
I like poking fun at French politicians for being hopeless statists, and I always assumed that French voters shared their collectivist sympathies. But according to new polling data reported by the Financial Times, there may be a Tea Party revolt brewing in France....
