Toplines: Stimulus Plan

Survey of 1,200 Likely Voters

May 23-25, 2008

1* We’re just about finished… the President and Congress recently approved an economic stimulus package that included $300 tax rebates for many people. Did the stimulus package help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

24% Help

13% Hurt

56% No impact

7% Not sure

2*Next, what is more important, creating economic growth or reducing the income gap between rich and poor?

51% Creating economic growth

42% Reducing the income gap between rich and poor

8% Not sure

3* Suppose the Congress and President do nothing to address the economic slowdown. A year from today, if the political leaders do nothing, will the economy be better, worse, or about the same?

12% Better

57% Worse

27% About the same

4% Not sure

4* Suppose the Congress and President enact another stimulus package to address the economic slowdown. A year from today, if the political leaders enact another stimulus package, will the economy be better, worse, or about the same?

17% Better

21% Worse

54% About the same

7% Not sure

5* Some people believe that the best thing the government can do to help the economy is get out of the way by reducing regulation and taxes. Do you agree or disagree?

54% Agree

31% Disagree

15% Not Sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence