Expectations of future welfare may come into play. Well-off people on a downward trajectory may well favor such policies and poor people on a rising trajectory may not. About 85 percent of those in the poorest consumption decile favor redistribution. There is little support for redistribution among the well-off who expect to become even better off. Resistance is greatest among those on a rising consumption path who expect it to continue.
Women tend to favor redistribution more than men.
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