密歇根新闻广播 调查显示公众对政府的信任"惊人的低"

How much do you trust state government and its ability to do its job?

The Center for Michigan spent the past year asking that question of thousands of Michigan residents. The overwhelming response?

We have an "alarmingly" low level of trust in our state government.

The details are in a report that's just been released today: "Fractured Trust: Lost faith in state government and how to restore it."

The Center for Michigan hosted 125 community conversations and surveyed thousands of Michiganders.

"You'd think with the economy doing better now and unemployment relatively¹ low and jobs coming back ... people would be more hopeful," said John Bebow?, president and CEO of the Center for Michigan. "Just the opposite is true. I've not seen this dark of a public mood in the entire decade that we've been doing this work."

How bad are the numbers? Bebow said just about every government service citizens were asked about received poor marks -- from education, protection of public health and the environment to services for low income residents and fostering economic health.

One citizen quoted in the report said, "It's very difficult to have trust in a government that has, over a long period of time, declined to respond to its citizens."

According to Bebow, citizens brought up a number of priorities: infrastructure², education, college affordability³, campaign finance reform, government transparency, and reforming the state's emergency manager law.

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 affordability   

可购性

参考例句：

• Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性：能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变？
• There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样，因为供给没有危机。