Questions - Budget Deficit - January 23-24, 2011
Voters Wary of State of the Union Spending Proposals
Just 22% Say Obama Likely to Meet 2009 Goal of Cutting Deficit in Half
National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted January 23-24, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* In a major address to Congress early in his
presidency, President Obama stated that cutting the deficit in half was a top
priority for his first term in office. How important is it to cut the federal
deficit in half?
2* How likely is it that the president will cut the
deficit in half by the end of his first term in office?
3* A proposal has been made for the federal
government to spend more money in areas like education, transportation and
technological innovation. At this time, would you favor or oppose the federal
government spending more money in areas like these?
4* What would do more to help the economy—cutting
federal spending or increasing federal spending in areas like education,
transportation and technological innovation?
5* Which is more likely to create jobs – cutting federal
spending or new government programs to make the
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence