Analysis of Respondent Views on Inflation, Government Regulation, and Social Welfare

The five respondents gave the same answer to the first question, and they all thought that the current inflation was very serious.
Respondent A had a negative attitude towards this question. He believed that inflation should rely on market regulation rather than government intervention. He also pointed out that the government's control of the economy prevented the market from flourishing. The remaining four respondents believed the government needed to address inflation.
5 respondents agreed with this question. However, they held different views on the degree of government regulation. Respondents A and D believed that only the financial industry needed regulation. Respondents B and C believed that the financial industry needed comprehensive regulation. Respondent E advocated that the government restrict the development of the financial industry.
This issue produced relatively large differences. Among them, respondents A, B, and D strongly opposed the government's power to limit transnational monopoly enterprises. They argued that free market self-regulation was usually the most effective way. Government intervention in the independent operation of enterprises would lead to inefficiency. Respondent C expressed a vague attitude. Only respondent E strongly supported this view. E believed that if there was no government intervention in the market, enterprises would form monopoly groups. E took Standard Oil and Microsoft as examples. E believed that the free market concealed the regional trade protectionism and typical conservative politics behind multinational companies and criticized that laissez-faire would lead to the majority of interests being controlled by the elite.
Respondents A and D held similar views on this question. Respondent A pointed out that social welfare would increase the government's burden. Respondent D believed that a comprehensive welfare policy would make some people lazy, which was not conducive to social progress. Respondent B was in favor of an appropriate increase in social welfare, but a more appropriate distribution method should be adopted. Respondent B mentioned that, in many countries, welfare spending for the elderly far outweighed allowances for minors and their parents, thus exacerbating the birth rate crisis. Respondent E supported policies that increased social welfare. Respondent E believed that social welfare could reduce poverty.
Respondent A believed that the neoliberal system was still applicable. Respondent E strongly opposed the neoliberal system. Respondent E believed that the post-COVID-19 global economic crisis was the result of years of connivance with neoliberalism. The remaining three respondents took a vague position on the issue.