Voters Put Spending Cuts Ahead of Deficit Reduction But See Those Cuts as Unlikely
Monday, August 13, 2012
Voters still rate spending cuts as more important than reducing the deficit, but hardly anybody expects the government to cut spending over the next few years. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 49% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it is more important to cut government spending than it is to reduce the federal budget deficit. Forty percent (40%) disagree and think it is more important to reduce the deficit first. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here .)