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Anonymous ID: 197953 Oct. 15, 2023, 1:42 p.m. No.19742739   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2756 >>2773 >>2816 >>2832

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==OPINION: Can democracy survive if few trust the government it produces?=

 

PAUL CHOINIERE, THE DAY, NEW LONDON, CONN.

October 15, 2023 at 11:07 AM

Oct. 15—We have turned into a bunch of cynics.

 

Since 1958 the Pew Research Center has been periodically asking Americans, "How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?"

 

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/public-trust-in-government-1958-2023/

 

Back then, during the administration of President Dwight Eisenhower, 73% of Americans said they trusted government to do what is right "just about always" or "most of the time." The trust number peaked at 77% in 1964 during the start of the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

 

The trend has been downward ever since, except for a couple of brief upturns. The last jump in Americans trusting their government came in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was also the last time the trust level was north of 50%, ironic given that the federal government had just failed spectacularly in protecting national security.

 

The trust meter has largely continued its decline since then, through administrations and Congresses both Democrat and Republican. It trended down during President Barack Obama's call for us to "hope" and President Donald Trump's vow to "make America great again."

 

The trust level in government is now 16%.

Anonymous ID: 197953 Oct. 15, 2023, 1:44 p.m. No.19742744   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2780 >>2796 >>2816 >>2832 >>2848

https://www.aol.com/suzanne-somers-threes-company-step-194020168.html

 

Suzanne Somers, “Three's Company” and “Step by Step” Actress, Dead at 76

 

People

BAILEY RICHARDS

October 15, 2023 at 2:40 PM

The actress passed away "peacefully at home" surrounded by loved ones, PEOPLE confirms