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b'Public polling shows a continuing decline in Americans\\u2019 trust in government. There are obviously a lot of factors behind that \\u2013 and a lot of noise in the data \\u2013 but one indicator is the number of Americans who\\u2019d urge their kids to pursue a government career. It was 56% as recently as 2010. This year, it\\u2019s down to 39%. Federal Drive Deputy Editor Jared Serbu talked about this with Paul Light , a nonresident senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, and a professor of public service at NYU. For years, Light has tracked the data on what Americans want from government and how they feel about it. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'