Toplines - Federal Deficit I - February 2-3, 2010
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Daily Snapshot
National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted February 2-3, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How concerned are about the size of the
federal budget deficit – very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very
concerned, not at all concerned?
65% Very concerned
21%
Somewhat concerned
10%
Not very concerned
2% Not at all concerned
1% Not sure
2* Does the government spend taxpayers’
money wisely and carefully?
11% Yes
78%
No
11%
Not sure
3* Which is more to blame for the size of
the federal deficit – taxpayers’ unwillingness to pay more in taxes or
politicians’ unwillingness to reduce government spending?
9% Taxpayers’ unwillingness to pay more in
taxes
83%
Politicians’ unwillingness to reduce government spending
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
