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Poll: Bigger Problem is Unwillingness of Politicians to Control Government Spending
Friday, May 22, 2009 10:58 AM
Interesting findings in today's Rasmussen poll only days after California voters resoundingly rejected tax increases as the cure to the state's budget woes, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board.
According to Rasmussen:
For nearly four-out-of-five U.S. voters, the problem is not their unwillingness to pay taxes. It’s their elected representatives’ refusal to cut the size of government.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters say the bigger problem in the United States is the unwillingness of politicians to control government spending. Just 14% say the problem is that voters are unwilling to pay enough in taxes.
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Just 28% of all voters say, generally speaking, that increases in government spending help the economy, down seven points from February. Fifty-three percent (53%) now believe spending increases hurt the economy, and seven percent (7%) say they have no impact.
There you go - it's the spending, stupid!
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