Majority of Americans say government is ‘almost always wasteful and inefficient’

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1. Government’s scope, efficiency and role in regulating business

Majority of Americans say government is ‘almost always wasteful and inefficient’

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1. Government’s scope, efficiency and role in regulating business
Americans are closely divided on the size of government, and these views increasingly partisan
Differences by age, race and ethnicity, and family income on government’s role in solving problems
Republicans are divided internally on whether government should do more to solve problems
Majority of Americans say government is ‘almost always wasteful and inefficient’
Broad support for government regulation of business among Democrats, young adults, and Black, Hispanic and Asian adults
Americans are evenly divided on whether the U.S. can solve many of its important problems
Age differences over whether the U.S. can solve its important problems

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