The survey also finds support for activist government declines as millennials make more money and become responsible for paying for things. Here are a few examples: • When tax rates are not explicit, 54 percent say they prefer a larger government providing more services. But, support flips once taxes are mentioned. If large government requires high taxes, then 57 percent instead favor a smaller government, providing fewer services, with low taxes. • As millennials roll off their parents health insurance plans and begin paying for their own policies, they begin to solidly oppose the idea of paying higher premiums to provide for the uninsured. Millennials who pay for their health insurance oppose paying more to subsidize coverage to the uninsured (39 percent favor to 59 percent oppose), but millennials whose parents pay favor increased premiums (57 percent favor to 42 percent oppose). • As millennials make more money (and pay more in taxes) their support for government social spending and redistribution steadily declines. For instance, a majority of those making less than $20,000 annually support income redistribution (53 percent to 39 percent), but support flips and majority oppose once millennials make more than $40,000 a year (42 percent to 54 percent).
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:12:17 +0000
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