Questions - Government Welfare and Income Grants - August 29-30, 2011
62% Prefer Minimum Wage States Jobs As An Alternative To Welfare
30% Favor Federal Government Temporarily Hiring One Million People
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 29-30, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Does the United States spend too much, too little, or
about the right amount on welfare and other programs to help those in financial
need?
2* A proposal has been made for the federal government to
spend $46 billion to hire a million people on a temporary basis. Do you favor
or oppose having the federal government hire a million people on a temporary
basis?
3* Suppose the federal government created a million temporary
jobs in child care, elder care, education, public health and housing,
construction and maintenance, recreation and the arts. How likely is it that most of the jobs created would be wasteful
make-work projects?
4* Another proposal has been made
for the federal government to provide every single American with a basic income
grant. The idea would be to provide enough money for everyone to enjoy a modest
living regardless of whether or not they choose to work. Do you favor or oppose
having the federal government provide every single
American with a basic income grant?
5* Suppose someone lost their job
and has been looking for work for a full year without success. Should state
governments offer such workers a minimum wage government job instead of welfare
payments?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence