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Our view of government

Considering that the Pew Institute has a pronounced liberal bias, these numbers are interesting. From the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press:

Trust in Government Nears Record Low, But Most Federal Agencies Are Viewed Favorably
Public trust in the government, already quite low, has edged even lower in a survey conducted just before the Oct. 16 agreement to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.

Just 19% say that they trust the government in Washington to do what is right just about always or most of the time, down seven points since January. The current measure matches the level reached in August 2011, following the last battle over the debt ceiling.

Some individual branches of fed.gov fare a lot better -- this chart shows the data: Too bad they didn't ask about President stompy-feet -- would love to see those numbers... Posted by DaveH at October 19, 2013 3:38 PM