National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted August 13-14, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Under the Obama administration will your own personal taxes go up, down or stay about the same?

42% Up
6% Down
40% About the same
12% Not sure

2* Under the Obama administration- will government spending go up, down or stay about the same?

70% Up
6% Down
18% About the same
6% Not sure

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