Poll: 62% Of Americans Want Less Government, Lower Taxes

The Whistler • May 21, 2008

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would rather have a bigger government with higher taxes. Ten percent (10%) are not sure.

I think this illustrates perfectly that America is essentially a nation with limited-government sensibilities. They don’t want massive new government programs with massive new taxes to pay them, and the fact that such things keep getting foisted upon them is the reason why most Americans are so cynical about politics in general.
Of course, there are also a lot of Americans who want the government services they don’t use cut and those tax savings passed on but will fiercely oppose any effort to cut services they do want, but even so. On the whole I think Americans want less government in their lives.
That’s why Americans put Republicans in charge in 1994. That the Republicans failed to deliver on that is why the Americans took them out of office in 2006 (with the Democrats taking their place by default). And unless the Republicans shape up, there inability to deliver a limited-government agenda from 2006 forward will be why the lose even more ground and possibly even the White House in 2008.

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http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/homosexuality_is_wrong_-_a_compendium move_zig

By the way, while McCain is a terrible candidate Obama still isn’t gonna win.

Rob, you know how much I despise McCain, but nonetheless, objectively speaking, I think you are correct.

My guess, at this stage of a still-evolving game, is that Obama takes the Real-Left nomination while McCain campaigns as a “Centrist” (insert greasy ralphing sound here)

At the end of the day, when this year’s Special Olympics / Presidential Election winner has been declared, McCain will be the last man standing.

You see, Hitlery has too much of a past and people know her (as in to know her is to hate her) , whereas Obama is an unknown, freshly-washed, well-spoken Negro and a Leftist, therefor the Great White… er… Leftist Hope, and worthy of adulation.

But the Squishy Middle, a certain amount of Republicans and former Hitlerly voters will pull levers, punch chads and smudge their fingers on touch screens for Juan McCain.

So, much to PeePee’s delight, whether I vote for Bob Barr in protest or just hang out on the LazyBoy all night with ESPN won’t matter a lick.

McCain will be voted in by a Center-Left coalition.

Anything he does or fails to do thereafter, however, will be blamed on the “Right. “
HG

Maybe asking the question this way would be less of a push:

“How many more days beyond April 23 (tax freedom day) are you willing to work exclusively for the government?”
George

The fact that Obama got elected in 2008 tells us that Americans want bigger government without having to pay for it! And that is exactly what they got!
HG

The question asked was, basically, “do you want higher taxes?” That’s a push poll. I shouldn’t have to explain it to you.

A better question would have been:
“Given the efficiency and success of social spending and programs, how much more of your hard earned money are you willing to part with for more of the same?”
or
“How much more of your liberty are you willing to part with for what liberals arbitrarily and inaccurately characterize as the ‘common good’?”
jack

Your complete and unquestioning faith in push polls is a wonder to behold. You just remember this post while the rest of the world is celebrating President Obama’s inauguration.
pparets

to peepee’s delight

… Only because I believe an Obama presidency linked to a super-majority in congress could do near irreperable damage to the nation.

McCain was not my first choice and if there were a better candidate, I’d be the first to jump…
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

That sounds good to me! What is discouraging at times is the inundation of Liberalism and the willingness of so many that seem to be embracing the Socialist philosophy.
Mickey

I was surveyed just today and they didn’t offer the choice of high taxes and less government as a concern item. They wanted me to choose between the war, the economy and the national mood. I told them for me it was taxes and less government and they said that wasn’t an option. That tells you who is running these surveys.

Democrat spin never ends
HG

You just remember this post while the rest of the world is celebrating President Obama’s inauguration.

That sounds to me like a tacit admission of a bigger gov’t and higher taxes Obama administration. Only the ignorant and imbecile would celebrate such an agenda. Thanks for your honesty Jack. BTW, why is liberty such a threat to you liberals?
Mickey

while the rest of the world is celebrating President Obama’s inauguration.

wow, talk about arrogance. The “world”, hahaha

silly lib, trix are for kids
http://www.valleydeals.com/cgi-bin/board2/YaBB.pl Kevin

I wonder how many government checks Jill collects?
Jill

you are all crazy… get a life.
robert108

wow, talk about arrogance. The “world”, hahaha

The 57 States of the Islamic world, maybe.
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

At least Jack is admitting that the Only way Obamas policies will fly is to raise taxes!
http://www.valleydeals.com/cgi-bin/board2/YaBB.pl Kevin

Always good to hear from the elitists.

I’m not the one collecting the big government check.
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

jack said, The question asked was, basically, “do you want higher taxes?” That’s a push poll.

No jack. That’s honesty.

Such a thing is for “far-right extremists” in your world.
jack

What evidence do you have that this is a push pull…

The question asked was, basically, “do you want higher taxes?” That’s a push poll. I shouldn’t have to explain it to you.

By the way, while McCain is a terrible candidate Obama still isn’t gonna win.

Wow. You far-right extremists live in a world all your own, don’tcha?
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

Always good to hear from the Socialists that believe Big Gov knows what they are doing!
robert108

This illustrates that the US is essentially a conservative country, and that by not embracing the conservative agenda, the Republican Party is screwing up, big time.
http://www.valleydeals.com/cgi-bin/board2/YaBB.pl Kevin

You just remember this post while the rest of the world is celebrating President Obama’s inauguration.

That’s because the rest of the world is populated by dysfunctional slackers.
WOOFX

Always good to hear from the elitists.

That’s because the rest of the world is populated by dysfunctional slackers.
WOOFX

Check your mail,
everyone else is
getting one.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Your complete and unquestioning faith in push polls is a wonder to behold.

What evidence do you have that this is a push pull, jack, other than the fact that its results are inconvenient for your ideology?

By the way, while McCain is a terrible candidate Obama still isn’t gonna win.
Church11040

thats right stop paying top guys who do nothing

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