USANews版 - Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It |
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B**W 发帖数: 2273 | 1 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/even-critics-of-safety-net
One of the oldest criticisms of democracy is that the people will inevitably
drain the treasury by demanding more spending than taxes. The theory is
that citizens who get more than they pay for will vote for politicians who
promise to increase spending.
But Dean P. Lacy, a professor of political science at Dartmouth College, has
identified a twist on that theme in American politics over the last
generation. Support for Republican candidates, who generally promise to cut
government spending, has increased since 1980 in states where the federal
government spends more than it collects. The greater the dependence, the
greater the support for Republican candidates.
Conversely, states that pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits tend
to support Democratic candidates. And Professor Lacy found that the pattern
could not be explained by demographics or social issues.
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/12/us/entitlement-ma | y****t 发帖数: 10233 | 2 比如说,加州中谷.
中谷的红脖子肯定比海边的多.
但是中谷的失业率现在是50%,不得不靠福利的人肯定比海边多.
你说这是为什么?
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【在 B**W 的大作中提到】 : http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/even-critics-of-safety-net : One of the oldest criticisms of democracy is that the people will inevitably : drain the treasury by demanding more spending than taxes. The theory is : that citizens who get more than they pay for will vote for politicians who : promise to increase spending. : But Dean P. Lacy, a professor of political science at Dartmouth College, has : identified a twist on that theme in American politics over the last : generation. Support for Republican candidates, who generally promise to cut : government spending, has increased since 1980 in states where the federal : government spends more than it collects. The greater the dependence, the
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