6 in 10 U.S. adults believe the federal government spends too much money. But this belief quickly unravels when Americans are pressed on the details. (via MaddowBlog)
with Rep. Don Bacon about his party’s debt ceiling tactics. As far as the Nebraska Republican was concerned, the GOP was justified threatening to impose an economic catastrophe, on purpose, because in the 2022 midterms, voters elected a new House Republican majority in order to cut government spending.for a handful of important reasons. For one thing, those same voters expanded the Democratic majority in the Senate, which was hardly evidence of a national endorsement of a far-right agenda.
The good news for Republicans is that most Americans agree with the party’s goals in a broad, general sense: Six in 10 U.S. adults agree that the federal government spends too much money. In fact, the closer one looks, the more it appears much of the public believes the government should be quite a bit more ambitious when it comes to public investments. For example, according to the polling data, 53% of U.S. adults believe the government isn’t spending enough money on assistance for child care. What’s more, 58% of Americans believe more should be spent on Medicare.
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