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Pew Research CenterOctober 4, 2017
2. Government, regulation and the social safety net

Younger people more likely to attribute nation’s success to its ability to change

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2. Government, regulation and the social safety net
Widening party gap in views of increased government aid to the needy
More say poor have hard lives because govt benefits ‘don’t go far enough’
Persistent racial differences in views of the social safety net
Public continues to be divided in views of government regulation of business
Most Democrats say government regulation of business is necessary
Younger people more likely to attribute nation’s success to its ability to change
Majority continue to say government is ‘almost always wasteful and inefficient’
Modest partisan reaction to government in Trump’s first months

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