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Questions - Obama Budget - April 7-8, 2013

13% Expect Reduced Spending Under New Obama Budget
63% Think No New Taxes Are Needed
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 7-8, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the President Obama’s budget proposal?

           

2* Under President Obama’s plan, will government spending keep going up, stay about the same, or be reduced?

 

3* Is President Obama more interested in increasing government spending or reducing the deficit?

 

4* Are congressional Republicans more interested in cutting taxes or reducing the deficit?

 

5* If the president and Congress agree on a budget plan to reduce the federal deficit, how likely is it that the deficit will actually be reduced?

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