Carolina Urraca
Politics 166
Assignment #1

Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov't

by Frank Newport

                   Majority Willing to Trade Off Lower Taxes for Fewer Services

A majority of Americans (56%) say they would be willing to pay less in taxes and accept fewer services, rather than either leaving things as they are now or paying more taxes for more services. This supports the general position of some conservatives and libertarians, including GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul. They argue that citizens should want their government to do less, and thus collect fewer taxes. Liberals, on the other hand, have focused on the value of the services the government provides, particularly in terms of creating jobs and providing a social safety net, and the necessity of keeping tax revenue flowing in order to fund those services. Fewer than half of Americans, however, currently want to keep or add to the level of taxes and services they have now.

Response:

This paragraph is explaining that the majority of Americans prefer to pay less taxes and less services instead of paying more taxes and getting more services. This means that they were not satisfied since they had to pay a lot of taxes which probability affected their lifestyle. Only the 56% prefer to pay less taxes with less service and the other percentage probability wanted to stay the way it is now. I choose this paragraph because I found it very interesting about the percentage of people who want to pay less taxes in exchange of less services. I totally agree with the 56% who are willing to trade off lower taxes for a fewer service because the less you have to pay the more you can save.