GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3b

73a. Does everyone in this country have an opportunity to obtain 
an education corresponding to their abilities and talents?

73b. for some time there have been discussions about how 
concerned the government should be about the social welfare of 
people. We have listed here two different opinions. With which 
opinion do you agree the most?

74a. Some people think that the government in Washington ought 
to reduce the income differences between the rich and the poor, 
perhaps by raising the taxes of wealthy families or by giving 
income assistance to the poor. Others think that the government 
should not concern itself with reducing this income difference 
between the rich and the poor. Here is a card with a scale from 
1 to 7. Think of a score of 1 as meaning that the government 
ought to reduce the income differences between rich and poor, 
and a score of 7 meaning that the government should not concern 
itself with reducing income differences. What score between 1 
and 7 comes closest to the way you feel?

74b. Some people think that the income differences between the 
rich and the poor ought to be reduced, perhaps by raising the 
taxes of wealthy families or by giving income assistance to the 
poor. Others think that the government should not concern itself 
with reducing this income difference between the rich and the 
poor. Here is a card with a scale from 1 to 7. Think of a score 
of 1 as meaning that the government ought to reduce the income 
differences between rich and poor, and a score of 7 meaning that 
the government should not concern itself with reducing income 
differences. What score between 1 and 7 comes closest to the way 
you feel?

75. Do you consider the amount of federal income tax which you 
have to pay as too high, about right, or too low?