중간층의 정치이념이 취약층복지에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study is to examine whether the logic of conservative liberals in the West who aim to reduce the welfare state works in the middle class of Korea. The research model is a serial mediated model that political ideology influences the attitude to the welfare for the vulnerable through the perception that poverty is individual responsibility, the perception that social welfare hinders the incentive to work, and opposition to tax increases. Among the respondents to the welfare recognition survey in the 14th year of the Korea Welfare Panel Survey, 1,688 people with a median income of 60% or more were analyzed. It was found that political ideology didn't have a significant direct effect on the attitude to the welfare for the vulnerable, but had indirect effects through the incentive to work and opposition to tax increases. This suggests that when conservative governments want to reduce or reorganize welfare in the future, the incentive to work and fiscal deficits are likely to be mobilized through political rhetoric.