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Trust in government declines among young adults
The Hill ^ | 4-29-14 | Mario Trujillo

Posted on 04/29/2014 9:58:58 AM PDT by Flame Retardant

Trust in nearly every federal government institution has fallen in the last year among young adults, according to a new poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics.

The survey of 18-to-29-year-old adults released Tuesday found overall trust in the federal government stands at 20 percent, a 2-point drop since last year....

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fedgovernment; government; millenials; millennials; polls; trust
20 percent still trust them?
1 posted on 04/29/2014 9:58:58 AM PDT by Flame Retardant
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To: Flame Retardant

Gee...I can’t understand why.


2 posted on 04/29/2014 10:00:09 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Flame Retardant

Same with older Americans.


3 posted on 04/29/2014 10:00:30 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Flame Retardant

Trust in government declines among young adults

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Gee. There’s hope for our younger generation after all.


4 posted on 04/29/2014 10:01:26 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Flame Retardant

And this is why Rand Paul is showing up on college campuses.


5 posted on 04/29/2014 10:02:58 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Flame Retardant

Government is the greediest, most corrupt and murderous force on Earth.


6 posted on 04/29/2014 10:04:49 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: Flame Retardant

Guess liberals will have to pay more when they hire young people to pretend they care....


7 posted on 04/29/2014 10:04:55 AM PDT by GOPJ ( Donald Sterling is a typical white liberal elite democrat - New York Times won't share that truth.)
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To: Flame Retardant

Pentagon and CIA help Obama arm al Qaeda.

DO”J” fans the flames of Black on White terror.

DH”S” invites KNOWN bombers without a passport.

Congress is more interested in its BROTHELS
than the Constitution.

Is there NO ONE who sees the problem?


8 posted on 04/29/2014 10:05:01 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Flame Retardant
Welcome to reality for those who were in college and voted for Zero because
it was "popular" to vote for a man because of skin color. Uganda is full
of Black communists who kill their own people, Zero is no different and your
vote was all the Democrats wanted.

You've been punked.

9 posted on 04/29/2014 10:13:48 AM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Flame Retardant
My heart soars today.

My daughter is at a very progressive private law school. Her attitude and that of her peers runs deep with distrust of government. There are a few holdouts, but those are legacy privileged brats.

10 posted on 04/29/2014 10:16:25 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: Flame Retardant

Sadly, I’m afraid the trust is because the Government CAN’T deliver what it promises... I wonder what the number would be if the Gov was promising true FREEDOM...


11 posted on 04/29/2014 10:18:37 AM PDT by bfh333 (William Wallace was right! ~~~ FRRRREEEEEEEEEEEDOM ~~~)
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To: Flame Retardant

This is the clincher about where we are:
‘While trust in the presidency has declined, President Obama himself has seen a narrow rise in his approval rating among young adults. Forty-seven percent approve of him, a spike of 6 percent since November.’

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing


12 posted on 04/29/2014 10:22:29 AM PDT by griswold3
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To: Responsibility2nd

I don’t have much faith in the yutes. Everytime I hear them complain and moan about the government it is because they aren’t doing enough for them or giving them enough goodies.

I hope I’m wrong.


13 posted on 04/29/2014 10:24:33 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Flame Retardant

It only took 6 years for the fools to see through the slogan “Hope and Change?”


14 posted on 04/29/2014 10:27:22 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: blackdog
My daughter is at a very progressive private law school. Her attitude and that of her peers runs deep with distrust of government.

Sadly, their inclination is often to credulously follow a new statist to sit atop the massive apparatus of government. You know, a nice guy, who is hip and socially acceptable.

15 posted on 04/29/2014 10:29:51 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Flame Retardant
Likely why The X-Files is suddenly back in hot rotation on my cable listings.


16 posted on 04/29/2014 10:32:48 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Flame Retardant

I think I have a strategy.

As soon as we have the Presidency, the Left will begin going off on the the ‘dictator’ in the oval office.

That is the time to concede that the Federal government is far to powerful and give in to the Leftist demands with a massive divestiture of Federal power.


17 posted on 04/29/2014 10:36:56 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

> Government is the greediest, most corrupt and murderous force on Earth.

Correction: the current Government is the greediest, most corrupt and murderous force that has ever existed on Earth.


18 posted on 04/29/2014 10:53:22 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Flame Retardant

Yeah, well, it ain’t improving in the 40-50 year-old crowd, either...


19 posted on 04/29/2014 11:13:47 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well said. There just may be hope after all if the kids are getting it.


20 posted on 04/29/2014 2:52:35 PM PDT by refermech
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