Most people recognise the value in having a well funded government.

> 80% of the people say they're smarter than the median person

This actually makes sense, when you apply subjective value theory.

Undisciplined

If I had to guess, people interpret "excessive" as higher than what the typical person would consider excessive.

This is kinda like how 80% of the people say they're smarter than the median person, or some such statistic

econ

Sweden, Econ Flourishing, and Capitalism (_Economic Affairs_, Ydstedt+Zitelmann)

denlillaapan

If I had to guess, people interpret "excessive" as higher than what the typical person would consider excessive.

But then it should be 50% everywhere :)

This is kinda like how 80% of the people say they're smarter than the median person, or some such statistic