National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted June 20-21, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* The president promised unprecedented government oversight of all government spending to insure that it is wisely and carefully spent. With this oversight, how confident are you that taxpayer money will be wisely and carefully spent?

12% Very confident

24% Somewhat confident

29% Not very confident

30% Not at all confident

5% Not sure

2* How confident are you that the federal government will be spending its money more wisely and carefully four years from now than it is today?

16% Very confident

28% Somewhat confident

27% Not very confident

24% Not at all confident

6% Not sure

3* When thinking about the economic stimulus plan, how likely is it that a large amount of money will be wasted due to inadequate oversight?

46% Very likely

30% Somewhat likely

13% Not very likely

5% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence