Only 42% Of Americans Support “Economic Stimulus” Spending Spree
If Obama’s not careful, he’s going to use up all of his political capital and good will with the American public just in trying to get this “economic stimulus” disaster pushed through Congress.
Public support for the economic recovery plan crafted by President Obamaand congressional Democrats has slipped a bit over the past week. At the same time, expectations that the plan will quickly become law have increased.
Forty-two percent (42%) of the nation’s likely voters now support the president’s plan, roughly one-third of which is tax cuts with the rest new government spending. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 39% are opposed to it and 19% are undecided. Liberal voters overwhelmingly support the plan while conservatives are strongly opposed.
There’s also a glimmer of hope as support for economic stimulus consisting exclusively of tax burden reductions grows:
While support for the plan has slipped, support for a recovery plan that includes only tax cuts - like the one proposed by House Republicans - has grown during the past week. Forty-three percent (43%) of voters support that approach while 39% are opposed. Though the topline numbers are virtually the same as support for the president’s plan, the partisan demographics are distinctly different. Republicans solidly support a tax-cutting recovery plan while Democrats are solidly opposed. Forty-eight percent (48%) of unaffiliated voters like the idea while 33% do not.
Voters continue to soundly reject a recovery plan that includes only new government spending without any tax cuts. Just 15% support such a plan while 70% are opposed.
None of this matters, though. Democrats won the election. The One has officially ascended to the White House. They’re going to pursue their liberal agenda, come hell or high water. And ultimately, I think, it’ll be their undoing.
