Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption
Summary
An October Harris poll for the Guardian found that voters rank government corruption as their second-biggest concern, behind the cost of living. The article reports that voters are more concerned about elected officials serving their own or donors’ financial interests than about fraud in public benefit programs, amid Trump administration efforts to highlight such fraud.Key Facts
- The Harris poll found that 87% of respondents considered government corruption a problem.
- Sixty-five percent of respondents who plan to vote in the midterms called corruption a major problem.
- The poll ranked corruption second among voter concerns, behind the rising cost of living.
- The article says voters were less concerned about people fraudulently obtaining health insurance than about officials favoring their own or donors’ financial interests.
- JD Vance said a task force had identified $40 million in fraud involving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- Vance said the administration had ended health coverage for 760,000 people insured under the Affordable Care Act on grounds of fraud.
- Donald Trump offered a 1% commission to people who report government fraud that leads to a recovery.
- The article cites Josh Levin’s account that Linda Taylor was charged with stealing $9,000, despite Ronald Reagan’s claim that she collected $150,000 a year in benefits.
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