National Telephone Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 7-8, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How important is it to balance the federal budget?

62% Very important

27% Somewhat important

6% Not very important

1% Not at all important

4% Not sure

2* What is more important, balancing the federal budget or cutting taxes?

45% Balancing the federal budget

41% Cutting taxes

13% Not sure

3* Okay… what is more important, balancing the federal budget or cutting government spending?

30% Balancing the federal budget

58% Cutting government spending

12% Not sure

4* Generally speaking, does cutting government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

43% Help

26% Hurt

14% No impact

16% Not sure

5* Fine… generally speaking, does an increase in government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

30% Help

44% Hurt

14% No impact

13% Not sure

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