National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 12-13, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* The federal government is now the majority owner of General Motors and Chrysler. Should the government retain ownership of the auto companies for a long time or should the government sell them to private investors as soon as possible?

11% Government should retain ownership of auto companies for a long time
76% Government should sell them to private investors as soon as possible
12% Not sure

2* Great Britain is selling off a number of government assets including the rail link under the English Channel to pay down its growing debt. Should the U.S. government sell some of the things it owns to help reduce the federal debt?

37% Yes
36% No
27% Not sure

3* The federal government also owns the Amtrak rail service. Should the government retain ownership of Amtrak for a long time or should the government sell it to private investors as soon as possible?

28% Government should retain ownership of Amtrak for a long time
57% Government should sell Amtrak to private investors as soon as possible
15% Not sure

4*The U.S. government owns nearly one-third of the land in the continental United States. Should the government sell some of the land it owns to reduce the federal debt?

33% Yes
50% No
17% Not sure

5* Should the government sell the U.S. Postal Service to a private company?

31% Yes
58% No
12% Not sure

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