National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted May 20-21, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Generally speaking, do increases in government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

28% Help

53% Hurt

7% No impact

12% Not sure

2* Some states, including California, are having serious financial troubles. Should the federal government provide bail out funding for states with serious financial problems?

24% Yes

59% No

17% Not sure

3* California needs to borrow billions of dollars to cover a state budget deficit and may ask the federal government to guarantee those loans. Should the federal government guarantee the California loans or should the state be required to raise the money on its own?

24% The federal government should guarantee the California loans`

66% The state should be required to raise the money on its own

10% Not sure

4* Which is better for the economy--to let the state of California go bankrupt or for the federal government to provide subsidies so that California can continue to pay its bills and provide services

48% Let the state of California go bankrupt

38% For federal government to provide subsidies so that California can continue to pay its bills and provide services

14% Not sure

5* Which is a bigger problem in the United States today—that voters are unwilling to pay enough in taxes or that the politicians are unwilling to control government spending?

14% The voters are unwilling to pay enough in taxes

77% The politicians are unwilling to control government spending

8% Not sure

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