Questions - Debt Ceiling - July 16-17, 2011
Voters Skeptical About Spending Cuts In Debt Ceiling Debate
75% See Middle Class Tax Hikes As Likely in Debt Ceiling Deal
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 16-17, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have you followed news stories about
the raising the debt ceiling?
2* How likely is it
that the debt ceiling will be raised before the government begins defaulting on
it's debts?
3* How likely is it
that the debt ceiling will be raised without making any significant cuts in
government spending?
4* Suppose the
president and congress agree to a plan that raises taxes on wealthy Americans
and cuts spending. How likely is it that middle class taxes would go up too?
5* Again suppose the
president and congress agree to a plan that raises taxes on wealthy Americans
and cuts spending. How likely is it that spending would actually be cut?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence