National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 4-5, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are you willing to pay higher taxes so all Americans can be provided with health insurance?

29% Yes
59% No
12% Not sure

2* If you had to make a choice, which is more important-tax cuts for the middle class or new spending for health care reform?

54% Tax cuts for the middle class
33% New spending for health care reform
13% Not sure

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