Toplines - Job Creation - April 28-29, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 28-29, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How important is it for the government to launch a new program designed to create jobs?

50% Very important
19% Somewhat important
14% Not very important

13% Not at all important

5% Not sure

2* Which will do more to create new jobs - decisions made by government officials to create jobs or decisions made by U.S. business leaders to help their own businesses grow?

25% Decisions made by government officials to create jobs
65% Decisions made by U.S. business leaders to help their own businesses grow

10% Not sure

3* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government spending?

66% Cutting taxes
18% Increasing government spending

16% Not sure

4* A proposal has been made for a temporary program that would have the federal government give companies a $10,000 tax credit for each new job they create. Do you favor or oppose having the federal government giving companies a $10,000 tax credit for each new job created?

41% Favor

46% Oppose

13% Not sure

5* What will be better for the economy in the long-term - government job creation programs or tax cuts?

37% Government job creation programs
55% Tax cuts
8% Not sure

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