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Toplines - Federal Deficit II - February 2-3, 2010

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 2-3, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which would be better for the economy, cutting the deficit or increasing deficit spending?

70% Cutting the deficit
11% Increasing deficit spending
19% Not sure

2* Will cutting the size of the federal deficit help or hurt the economy?

56% Help
17% Hurt
9% No impact
19% Not sure

3* Will increasing the federal deficit help or hurt the economy?

19% Help
59% Hurt
7% No impact
15% Not sure

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