January 18, 2009
Posted: January 18th, 2009 09:41 AM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
President-elect Barack Obama waves to supporters in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new national poll indicates that nearly six in 10 Americans support an increase in spending to pump up the economy, and even higher levels of support for a plan that also involves tax cuts. Fifty-eight percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Sunday say they favor increased government spending to stimulate the economy, which has been in recession for more than a year. Four in 10 of those polled oppose increased spending of taxpayer dollars. Support for the stimulus plan jumps 13 points to 71 percent when tax cuts for individuals and businesses are added to the package, and opposition drops 12 points to 28 percent. Filed under: President-elect Obama stimulus plan |
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