The Patriot Post® · Americans' Love-Hate Relationship With Government

Gallup recently polled Americans regarding their views on what sectors of industry they most trusted. The poll showed that two of the most competitive business industries were at the top of the list — restaurants and the computer industry. Interestingly — but not surprisingly — those industries viewed more negatively by Americans are health care and lawyers. However, even these were not viewed as poorly as the last “business” on the list.

Predictably, the industry that the American people least trust is the federal government. A mere 28% of Americans view the federal government positively, with 55% viewing it negatively. Citizens’ views of the U.S. government have not been this bad since the 1970s. Under Barack Obama, with the passage of such abysmal laws like ObamaCare and the consistent lack of serious action taken to stem the flow of illegal immigration, more Americans may be feeling like the federal government has become all too intrusive, inefficient and flat out untrustworthy. The trouble is, voters always want to seem to give more power to that same federal government. Until that changes, we can expect more of the same.