Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 5-6, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Will the U.S. economy recover on its own or is a major government economic recovery plan needed?

33% The economy will recover on its own
54% A major government economic recovery plan is needed
13% Not sure

2* Should any economic recovery plan approved by Congress include major tax cuts?

55% Yes
21% No
24% Not sure

3* Should any economic recovery plan approved by Congress include major spending increases for roads, bridges, and other infrastructure projects?

48% Yes
35% No
17% Not sure

4* Obama’s proposed economic recovery plan reportedly aims to create three million new jobs, including 600,000 new government jobs. Are more government jobs good for the economy or bad for the economy?

37% Good
48% Bad
6% It has no impact
9% Not sure

5* In reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, what worries you more—that the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not do enough?

45% The government will do too much
44% The government will not do enough
11% Not sure

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