Questions - Budget Cuts - Dec 12-13, 2013
45% Favor Restoring Some Sequester Budget Cuts, 40% Oppose
22% Think Federal Government Needs More Tax Money
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 12-13, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely
have you followed recent news reports about federal budget talks in Washington,
DC?
2* Which do you
favor – a federal budget that increases spending or one that cuts spending? Or
should spending levels remain about the same?
3* A new budget
proposal would restore some of the $1.1 trillion in across-the-board sequester
spending cuts that went into effect on March 30. Do you favor restoring
some of these sequester spending cuts, or do you prefer letting those budget
cuts continue?
4* Many of the
spending cuts in the new budget proposal are projected to take effect several
years from now. How likely is it that those budget cuts will really happen?
5* Are additional
tax hikes needed to fund the federal government?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence