Questions - Federal Budget - August 10-11, 2012
43% Think Extension of Bush Tax Cuts Likely, 46% Disagree
Voters Put Spending Cuts Ahead of Deficit Reduction But See Those Cuts as Unlikely
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 10-11, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
How closely have you followed recent news reports about the federal budget?
2*
Is it more important to cut government spending or to reduce the federal budget
deficit?
3*
How likely is it that Congress and the president will reach an agreement before
the end of the year that results in a significant decrease in government
spending over the next few years?
4*
How likely is it that Congress and the president will reach an agreement before
the end of the year that extends the Bush Administration tax cuts?
5*
Regardless of what Congress and the president do, will government spending a
few years from now be higher, lower or about the same?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
