Unsurprising, as officials’ and politicians’ claims have been too grand, too self-serving, and in contrast with actual, often mediocre performance.
Sensible people just don’t believe vainglorious declarations about public service, in which officials describe themselves as though they were saints, and every project as though it were a cathedral.
A new poll indicates that only one in four Americans say they trust the government to do what is right always or most of the time, one explanation for the anti-incumbent sentiment in the country today….
The survey indicates a partisan divide, with Democrats expressing more trust in the government, but even among Democrats, only four in ten express that level of trust in government.
Via CNN Poll: Only quarter of public trusts government.
Link: Full pdf poll results.