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Questions - Stimulation of Economy - December 4-5, 2012

19% Favor New Government Spending to Stimulate Economy
54% Put Economic Growth Ahead of Economic Fairness
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 4-5, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Generally speaking, which is more important…economic growth or economic fairness?

2* In early 2009, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus plan. Did that economic stimulus plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the economy?

3* Which would do more to stimulate the economy today—new government spending or more tax cuts?

4* To help stimulate the economy today, should the government increase federal spending?

5* To help stimulate the economy today, should the government cut taxes?


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