Poll: Voters deficit-worried but wary of cuts - Politics - msnbc.com
Count me in this majority, and also against any cuts to the EPA.
Will our government reflect the will of the people?
"Americans adamantly opposed to cuts in Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, K-12 education
Popular and unpopular cuts:
The most popular: placing a surtax on federal income taxes for those who make more than $1 million per year (81 percent said that was acceptable), eliminating spending on earmarks (78 percent), eliminating funding for weapons systems the Defense Department says aren’t necessary (76 percent) and eliminating tax credits for the oil and gas industries (74 percent).
The least popular: cutting funding for Medicaid, the federal government health-care program for the poor (32 percent said that was acceptable); cutting funding for Medicare, the federal government health-care program for seniors (23 percent); cutting funding for K-12 education (22 percent); and cutting funding for Social Security (22 percent)."
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