Generations Wear Away One's Confidence In Government
by SavvyRoo on Dec 28, 2014 | Views: 115 | Score: 0
| Regarding whether or not government will do what needs to be done for the country, Americans are ... Not confident | Confident | Unsure / Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millennials | 59 | 34 | 7 |
| Generation X | 66 | 20 | 14 |
| Baby Boomers | 72 | 22 | 6 |
| Silent Generation | 76 | 21 | 3 |
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With age comes wisdom, and apparently less trust in government. The older generations express progressively less and less confidence in government's ability to do what needs to be done for the country. Call it the optimism of youth, or the experience of old age, but the trend is clear: government isn't nearly as popular among the older generations.