4/15/2011

GOP Budget Plan Very Unpopular

GOP Budget Plan Very Unpopular
A new Democracy Corps poll finds the Republican deficit reduction plan gets only 48% support, "but when voters learn almost anything about it, they turn sharply and intensely against it."
Key findings: "When the budget is described -- using as much of Paul Ryan's description as possible -- support collapses to 36% with just 19% strongly supporting the plan. The facts in the budget lose people almost immediately -- dropping 12 points. Putting the spotlight on this budget is damning. A large majority of 56% oppose it, 42% strongly. The impact is much stronger with seniors where support erodes from 48% to just 32%, with 57% opposed. Support with independents drops from 55% to 43%."


People do pay attention. And people are NEVER going to be for gutting Medicare/Medicaid. Never. And - surprise? - very few want to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. People don't really believe its 'right' or practical, or that it would grow the economy.
But Republican lawmakers will continue to try every few years. It would allow them to return even more money to the very wealthy.

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