Moreover, declining trust in the government has not been accompanied by significant changes in citizens’ behavior. For example, the Internal Revenue Service is among the government institutions that inspire the least public confidence; yet there has been no major surge in tax evasion.
此外，对政府的信任的下降并未伴随着公民行为的重大变化。比如，美国国税署（Internal Revenue Service）是公众熊欣欣最低的政府机构之一；但偷漏税情况并没有出现剧烈增加。从控制腐败的角度看，美国仍比九成的国家强。而尽管二十世纪下半叶总统选举投票率从62%下降到50%，但在2000年实现了企稳，并于2012年回升至58%。