Toplines - Budget Priorities - October 20-21, 2009
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted October 20-21, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1* During a speech to Congress in February, the President
named four priorities for his Administration--cutting the federal deficit in
half in the next four years, health care reform, development of new sources of
energy and ensuring that every child has access to a complete and competitive
education. Which of these priorities do you think is most important?
38% Cutting the federal deficit in
half
23% Health care reform
16% Development of new sources of
energy
17% Ensuring that every child has
access to a complete and competitive education
7% Not sure
2* Which of these goals is the president most likely to
achieve – cutting the deficit in half, health care reform, development of new
sources of energy or ensuring that every child has access to "a complete
and competitive education"?
6% Cutting the federal deficit in half
40% Health care reform
13% Development of new sources of
energy
24% Ensuring that every child has
access to a complete and competitive education
17% Not sure
3* Which of these goals is the president least likely to
achieve – cutting the deficit in half, health care reform, development of new
sources of energy or ensuring that every child has access to "a complete
and competitive education"?
66% Cutting the federal deficit in
half
8% Health care reform
12% Development of new sources of
energy
8% Ensuring that every child has access to a complete and competitive
education
6% Not sure
4* Earlier
this year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus
plan. So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the
economy or had no impact on the economy?
33% Helped
31% Hurt
29% No impact
7% Not sure
5* In reacting to the nation’s current economic problems,
what worries you more….that the federal government will do too much or that the
federal government will not do enough?
48% Federal government will do too
much
42% Federal government will not do
enough
10% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
