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Toplines - Federal Budget - July 7, 2008
Toplines: Federal Budget Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters July 7, 2008 1* If the federal budget was balanced, would that be good for the
economy, bad for the economy or have no impact on the economy?
70% Good
7% Bad 13% No impact 10% Not sure 2* Is it possible for the federal government to eliminate large
amounts of wasteful spending without harming important government programs?
69% Yes 15% No 17% Not sure 3* Suppose a President vetoed all wasteful spending approved by
Congress and there was still a budget deficit. To balance the budget, would you
rather cut government programs or increase taxes?
53% Cut government program
31% Increase taxes
16% Not sure 4* If troops are brought home from
67% Help balance the budget
19% On other government programs
14% Not sure 5* John McCain has promised to balance the budget
during his first term in office. If he is elected, how likely is it that he
will balance the federal budget.
5%
Very likely 28% Somewhat likely 41% Not very likely 23% Not at all likely 4% Not
sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |