Summary

A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans favor many government programs over Elon Musk and his DOGE, which is working to slash federal spending.

The CFPB (50% approval), EPA (61%), and USAID (46%) were all viewed more positively than DOGE (42%).

Even the IRS’s free tax-filing program received strong support (63%). Musk himself had a 42% favorable and 52% unfavorable rating.

The findings show that government programs remain widely valued by the public.

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    1824 hours ago

    a lot of people are simply contrarians who make responses (or even vote) out of spite, not logic.

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        18 hours ago

        What I recall from my studies is that ODD is generally considered a children’s behavior disorder that can mature into Antisocial Personality Disorder. So you definitely aren’t wrong, a party that has policies against social benefit is a party geared towards antisocials.