Disadvantage, Disaffection, and Race as Divergent Bases for Citizen Fiscal Policy Preferences

Beck, Paul; Rainey, Hal G.; Traut, Carol Ann

doi:10.2307/2131420

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“…Several studies have found that blacks tend to view taxes more negatively than whites (Lovrich and Taylor 1976;Beck and Dye 1982;Beck et al 1990; Campbell accepted for publication, p. 59). Unfortunately, due to the existing literature's reliance on national samples, there is very little research into how Latinos and Asians view their tax burdens.…”

Section: Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, public employees, who depend on tax revenue, opposed antitax measures in California during its tax revolt (Sears and Citrin 1982); homeowners tend to support the mortgage interest deduction (Hawthorne and Jackson 1987); smokers tend to oppose cigarette taxes (Gerken and Green 1989); and homeowners in California supported Proposition 13, which limited property taxes, more than renters (Sears and Citrin 1985). Moreover, the wealthy tend to be more opposed to progressive taxation that those with lower incomes, and lower income people are more likely to oppose regressive taxes (Beck et al 1990; Campbell accepted for publication). Bowler and Donovan (1995) also find that citizens' attitudes shift depending on the tax burden.…”

Section: Self-interestmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Confidence, Perception, and Politics in California: The Determinants of Attitudes toward Taxes by Level of Government

Wallsten¹,

Park²

2015

CJPP

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California faced a tremendous fiscal challenge in the wake of the 2008 recession. With high political hurdles to raising taxes, the state and local governments were forced to appeal directly to voters through ballot initiatives. Debates over these ballot initiatives, however, took place against the backdrop of increasingly acrimonious disagreements about taxation at the federal level. Unfortunately, researchers have little idea about how the dynamics of public opinion on tax issues operate across these various levels of government. This article asks: do the factors that shape attitudes towards taxation in California vary depending on the level of government levying those taxes? Analyzing results from a 2012 poll, this article finds some differences and some commonalities in the determinants of tax attitudes at the federal, state, and local level. More specifically, we find that: (1) attitudes toward taxes are more politicized at the federal level than at the state or local level; (2) confidence in government has a strong effect on tax attitudes but citizens draw clear distinctions between levels of government; (3) perceived self-interest does not influence tax attitudes at any level; and (4) there is a gender gap in attitudes toward taxation at the federal, state, and local levels.2

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Section: Demographicsmentioning

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Section: Self-interestmentioning

confidence: 99%

Confidence, Perception, and Politics in California: The Determinants of Attitudes toward Taxes by Level of Government

Wallsten¹,

Park²

2015

CJPP

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“…In this context, the relation between disconfirmation of expectations and satisfaction with public services is still barely explored (Roch and Poister, 2006), although there has been some research in this area, concluding that disconfirmation is positively related to satisfaction with public services (cf. Beck et al, 1990;DeHoog et al, 1990;Van Ryzin, 2004). …”

Section: Literature Review Expectations Perceptions and Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Users' Perceptions on how to Improve Public Services Quality

Carvalho¹,

Brito²

2012

Public Management Review

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In order to address new demands from citizens and companies, public agencies are developing new ways of delivering public services within a multi-channel logic. In this context, Citizen Shops have been designed to increase speed of response, to simplify procedures and, above all, to improve service quality. This article aims to evaluate the perceptions of users of public services in order to improve their quality. The article follows a marketing perspective, paying special attention to citizens' expectations and perceptions and to the role of emotions in the encounter. Given the nature of the research issue, the investigation followed a case-study methodology. The authors present an adaptation of the Critical Incident Technique and analyse extensive qualitative and quantitative data collected in six Portuguese Citizen Shops. The findings show that expectations are extremely dynamic and play a relevant role in users' satisfaction. Satisfying and neutral attributes were identified, and the Critical Incident Technique also revealed the importance of emotions in the encounter.

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“…Huber and Form (1973, p. 10) found that "those who most profit from the system" (upper-class Whites) were most likely to support an "economic individualism ideology" (i.e., a belief in self-reliance). Diverging from this reasoning, studies examining race as a predictor of state and local tax approval revealed that Blacks were more likely to abstain from social services rather than endorse tax increases (Beck, Rainey, & Traut, 1990). Furthermore, some scholars have proposed that the influence of race is mediated by other factors, such as economic disadvantage and community disaffection (Beck et al, 1990).…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Taxation with Representation?

Mancini

Barrick

DiPonio³

et al. 2009

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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Few criminological studies have investigated what factors influence the public's fiscal support for correctional policies. This study addresses this gap by exploring public support for increasing taxes to fund five diverse correctional measures-inmate education, drug treatment for inmates, psychiatric care for mentally ill prisoners, child counseling for inmates' children, and the building of new prisons. Findings suggest that citizen dissatisfaction and criminal justice system employment are significant predictors of decreased support for taxes that would fund correctional policies. experience with the criminal justice system is a significant predictor of increased support for correctional programming. Social and demographic variables are also predictors of fiscal support. Because large segments of the public support taxes for correctional measures, policymakers should consider such views when adopting or modifying correctional policies. Additionally, correctional systems should consider tracking public support on an annual basis to establish and monitor levels of support for criminal justice policies.

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Disadvantage, Disaffection, and Race as Divergent Bases for Citizen Fiscal Policy Preferences

Cited by 56 publications

References 31 publications

Confidence, Perception, and Politics in California: The Determinants of Attitudes toward Taxes by Level of Government

Confidence, Perception, and Politics in California: The Determinants of Attitudes toward Taxes by Level of Government

Assessing Users' Perceptions on how to Improve Public Services Quality

Taxation with Representation?

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