Article archive / December 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 12. Source pages: 4.
Currently, just 19% say they can trust the government always or most of the time, said the Pew Research Center for U.S. Politics & Policy. This is one of the lowest levels in the last 50 years. “Only 20% would describe government programs as being well-run. And elected officials are held in such low regard that 55% of the public says ‘ordinary Americans’ would do a better job of solving national problems.” The report, published November 23, noted that the public finds the government frustrating and badly managed, with only 20% saying that the federal government runs its programs well.
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