Table 4 questions

Next, I am going to ask you to choose which of two statements I read comes closer to your own opinion. You might agree to some extent with both, but we want to know which one is closer to your own views:
• ONE, the main reason government has become bigger over the years is because it has gotten involved in things that people should do for themselves; OR TWO, government has become bigger because the problems we face have become bigger.
• ONE, we need a strong government to handle today's complex economic problems; OR TWO, the free market can handle these problems without government being involved.
• ONE, the less government, the better; OR TWO, there are more things that government should be doing?

Do you feel rich people are asked to pay MORE THAN THEY SHOULD in federal income taxes, about the RIGHT AMOUNT, or LESS THAN THEY SHOULD?

What about poor people? Do you feel poor people are asked to pay MORE THAN THEY SHOULD in federal income taxes, about the RIGHT AMOUNT, or LESS THAN THEY SHOULD?

Survey: American National Election Studies; 2004 Pre-Post Election Study (Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan).

Questions are taken from two time periods: before and after the 2004 elections. The “pre” questions were asked from September 7-November 1, 2005. The “post” questions were asked from November 3-December 20, 2005.