Do Americans Actually Want to Reduce Government Spending?
by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Sep 22, 2014 | Views: 141 | Score: 0
% of Americans in favor of increasing or maintaining current spending for... | |
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Unemployment Aid | 65 |
Aid to the Needy in US | 71 |
Healthcare | 71 |
Military Defense | 73 |
Medicare | 82 |
Social Security | 87 |
Sources:
people-press.org, huffingtonpost.com
70% of Americans feel it is essential that the federal budget deficit be reduced-- with 73% believing this should be done mostly or entirely through spending cuts. Paradoxically, nearly the same percentage oppose decreasing spending for any federal program with significant spending-- including entitlements, defense, education, and healthcare. The only program without majority support to maintain/increase spending was foreign aid.