Nearly a third of young Americans support having government surveillance cameras installed in their homes to reduce domestic violence and other criminal activity, according to a new poll.
of Kato Institutea libertarian think tank, Americans polled On whether to support the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the national digital currency the government is considering. federal reserve. (Related: Newly unsealed court documents reveal how FBI repeatedly abused surveillance tools to spy on Americans after Jan. 6 incident)
New CATO Survey: Nearly a third of Gen Z support governments installing surveillance cameras in their homes to prevent crime and abuse.
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As part of the survey, Mr. Kato also asked whether he supported the installation of government surveillance cameras in private homes. Three-quarters of respondents disagreed with the idea, 14% agreed, and 10% were unsure. Among Americans under the age of 30, 29% were in favor of the government installing home cameras.
Only 6% of people over the age of 45 believe government cameras should be installed in their homes, so older demographics are less likely to support the idea.
Black Americans are more tolerant of government cameras than other racial groups, with 33% supporting the proposal. A quarter of Hispanic Americans, 9% of white Americans and 11% of Asian Americans believe the government should monitor people’s homes.
Democrats are slightly more supportive of installing cameras in private homes than Republicans, with 17% of the vote, compared to 11% of Republicans. Within the Democratic Party, those who consider themselves “liberal” (19%) outnumber “very liberal” Americans (9%).
Overall, Kato found that more than half of those who supported the adoption of CBDC also supported putting government cameras in their homes. Kato’s polls found that a nationwide CBDC would allow the government to monitor what Americans buy, and in some cases could freeze citizens’ bank accounts.
“After learning about some of the potential costs and benefits of CBDCs, Americans seem to be cautious. We are concerned about the impact on the
Cato’s polls show that most Americans are generally unfamiliar with CBDC. People informed of this concept generally object. Only 16% supported a domestic CBDC, 34% opposed the proposal, and 49% of respondents were unsure. The majority of Americans who are “extremely” familiar with CBDC believe the United States should introduce a national digital currency, but this group is younger, wealthier and more male-biased than the American population. be.
Kato worked with YouGov to conduct the survey, gathering responses from a sample of 2,000 politically representative Americans. The survey was conducted from February 27th to March 8th, with an error of 2.54% in both cases.
