Where Should the Nation Spend and Save?

AMERICANS MOST WANT TO CUT SPENDING IN: AMERICANS LEAST WANT TO CUT SPENDING IN: CUT IT OUT! SS FOREIGN ECONOMIC AID SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS 79% 12% 12% 80% 9% 8% If the American Public Were In Control of the Federal Budget FOREIGN MILITARY AID AID TO EDUCATION 74% 21% 17% 70% PERCENT WHO FAVOR CUTTING As the economy slowly recovers from a crippling recession and politicians sound 9% SPENDING FOR THE PROGRAM alarms about mounting deficits, the U.S. government is struggling with tough choices about which programs to trim and which to invest in. SUBSIDIES TO BUSINESS HEALTH CARE 57% 22% An annual Harris Interactive poll set out to explore public opinion on the federal budget by asking people whether they would favor or oppose cutting PERCENT WHO 31% 65% OPPOSE CUTTING spending in particular areas. The results reveal what really matters to the SPENDING FOR 12% 13% THE PROGRAM American people-and their pocketbooks. NOT SURE SPENDING BY THE HIGHWAY FINANCING REGULATORY AGENCIES 25% 56% 58% 28% 17% ALL-AMERICAN 16% When funds begin to run dry, Americans want to keep what remains at home. Most Americans REVENUE SHARING favor slashing foreign economic and military aid, while few would agree to cut the federal SPACE PROGRAMS WITH STATES AND CITIES budget for domestic programs like Social Security, education, and health care. 52% 26% 39% 58% 9% 16% A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE SOURCES: HARRIS INTERACTIVE %24 %24