RAW DATA: (MSU IRB-2025-1) How to uncouple scarcity from caring: Can MMT lead to social change?

This is a CSV file containing survey response data for the related study. An abstract follows:<br><b>ABSTRACT</b><br>This study addresses the gap between public understanding and the way governments spend, as demonstrated through the principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). MMT, a science-based framework, asserts that monetarily sovereign governments, like the U.S., cannot run out of their own currency, Most MMT economists and academics (MMTers) are in agreement that the upper limit on government spending is a resource constraint, not a numerical constraint. Activist work by groups including Real Progressives claims that the U.S. can provide a dignified quality of life for its all residents if the necessary real resources are available. Despite this, mainstream discourse often claims, falsely, that taxpayer dollars fund federal spending. To explore public support for federal policy programs under MMT framing, this study conducted a survey with 318 U.S. eligible voters. The survey included "policy tests" asking participants if they would support specific universal services (housing, healthcare, sustainability, jobs, transportation, utilities) assuming MMT principles were true. Results showed broad support across ideological lines, with no policy test receiving less than 50% cumulative agreement. The survey was distributed via relevant social media groups over six weeks, with recruitment sites carefully selected to have a random sample from diverse political and economic perspectives. Put simply, if the so-called noble lie of taxpayer dollars were debunked, large portions of the U.S. population would very likely demand a better socioeconomic condition through universal basic services.本数据集为对应研究的调查问卷应答数据，采用逗号分隔值（Comma-Separated Values，CSV）格式存储。以下为研究摘要：<br><b>摘要</b><br>本研究针对公众认知与政府支出逻辑之间的认知差展开探讨，相关分析基于现代货币理论（Modern Monetary Theory，MMT）。作为一套基于科学的分析框架，MMT认为，拥有货币发行主权的政府（如美国）不会耗尽本国法定货币。绝大多数MMT研究者与学者（下称MMT支持者）均认同，政府支出的上限并非数值约束，而是真实资源约束。包括Real Progressives在内的多个行动主义团体主张，若具备必要的真实资源，美国可为全体居民提供体面的生活质量。尽管如此，主流舆论时常错误地宣称，联邦政府的支出来源于纳税人缴纳的税款。为探究在MMT框架下公众对联邦政策项目的支持意愿，本研究面向318名符合资格的美国选民开展了问卷调查。本次问卷设置了"政策测试"环节，要求受访者在假设MMT原则成立的前提下，对多项全民性服务（住房、医疗保健、可持续发展、就业、交通、公共事业）的支持意愿进行表态。调查结果显示，不同意识形态群体均表现出广泛的支持度，所有政策测试的累计支持率均不低于50%。本次问卷通过相关社交媒体群组进行了为期六周的投放，招募平台经过精心筛选，以确保样本覆盖不同政治与经济立场的随机群体。简言之，若所谓"税款支撑联邦支出"的善意谎言被揭穿，美国绝大多数民众很可能会呼吁通过全民基础服务体系改善社会经济状况。