WORTHINGTON, OH--(Marketwire - March 9, 2011) - 69.4% of Registered Voters agree that national debt is a major problem in the United States, according to the latest American Pulse™ Survey of 5,224 respondents. A majority of Registered Voters among all parties agree that Congress, Senate and the Obama administration are not doing enough to cut federal spending:
Do you think either of the following are doing enough to cut federal spending? (Check all that apply)
| Registered | ||||||||
| Voters | Republicans | Democrats | Independent/Other | |||||
| Congress | 15.5% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 11.4% | ||||
| Senate | 11.9% | 11.0% | 15.4% | 9.2% | ||||
| Obama administration | 20.6% | 13.5% | 32.8% | 14.8% | ||||
| None of the above | 68.4% | 73.4% | 54.6% | 77.6% | ||||
Source: American Pulse™ Mar-11
The Obama administration is given more credit for cutting spending by Registered Democrats, while the Senate receives the lowest scores across all parties.
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79.5% of Registered Voters agree that borrowing money to pay down the national debt is not wise and will only add more debt. 88.5% of Registered Republicans, 82.2% of Independent/Other Voters and 68.5% of Democrats feel the same.
7 in 10 (70.2%) Voters do not think Congress should use taxpayer money to bail out states that are in debt. 78.9% of Republicans, 71.9% of Independent/Other Voters and 60.4% of Democrats agree.
About half of all Voters also agree that saving and paying down personal debt can help the economy:
Due to the recession, Americans overall are trying to save more and pay down debt. Do you think this will help economic recovery?
| Registered | |||||||||
| Voters | Republicans | Democrats | Independent/Other | ||||||
| Yes, help it | 51.4% | 55.0% | 50.6% | 49.1% | |||||
| No, hurt it | 23.2% | 21.7% | 25.9% | 21.8% | |||||
| I don't know | 25.4% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 29.1% | |||||
Source: American Pulse™ Mar-11
Despite this optimism, only 22.8% of Registered Voters indicate they are saving more than they did last year, while 41.5% are saving the same and 35.7% say they are saving less. Also, 3 in 10 (31.0%) say their personal debt is higher this year compared to last year, while 43.7% indicate their debt is the same. 1 in 4 (25.3%) say they have less debt than one year ago.
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American Pulse™
The American Pulse™ Survey is collected online by BIGresearch® twice a month exclusively utilizing SSI's U.S. panel covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy. 5,224 respondents participated in the 1st March American Pulse conducted 2/28-3/2/2011. Margin of error is +/- 1.4%. www.bigresearch.com
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