Public support for U.S. social safety net policies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has stretched the U.S. social safety net and prompted federal legislation designed to ameliorate the pandemic's health and economic impacts. We surveyed a nationally representative cohort of 1222 U.S. adults in April 2020 and November 2020 to evaluate changes in public opinion about 11 social safety net policies and the role of government over the course of the pandemic. A majority of U.S. adults supported six policies at both time points, including policies guaranteeing two weeks of paid sick leave; enacting universal health insurance; increasing the federal minimum wage; and increasing government spending on construction projects, business tax credits, and employment education and training. From April to November 2020, public support was stable for nine of the 11 policies but de

SUBMITTER: Topazian RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8620405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature