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Toplines - Economic Stimulus - January 26-27, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted January 26-27, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement… it’s always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money?

53% Agree
24% Disagree
22% Not sure


2* In terms of economic policy, is a dollar of tax cuts always better than a dollar of public spending?

41% Yes

33% No
26% Not sure


3* When it comes to economic policy and creating jobs, do you agree or disagree with the following statement: public spending provides much more bang for the buck than tax cuts?

31% Agree
42% Disagree
27% Not sure

4* Should public spending rather than tax cuts be the core of any stimulus plan?

34% Yes

34% No
32% Not sure

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