Give Some to Get Some: Do voters connect taxes with the benefits they fund?

• In Event: Experimental Examinations of Rationality and Behavior

Brief Overview

In a new economic game, we find that people vote about taxes rationally most of the time. Also, especially among Republicans, framing redistribution as “sharing” compared to “taxes” boosts popular support for identical redistribution programs.

Authors

• Benjamin Carter, Stony Brook University

• Alessandro Del Ponte, Stony Brook University

• Peter DeScioli, Stony Brook University