The Associated Press periodically conducts a poll in conjunction with the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research gauging the public’s views on federal spending. Given the ongoing fight in Washington between House Republicans and the White House over the next budget, these are significant numbers to keep an eye on. The latest edition of the poll was released last night and the results are a mixed bag. The good news for fiscal conservatives is that for the first time in quite a while, a solid majority (60%) of Americans agree that the federal government spends too much money and they need to reign in their trips to pluck the magical money tree. The bad news is that an even larger majority are completely unrealistic about how that can be done and they don’t want spending reduced for their favorite programs.Read More
Poll on spending shows Americans live in a fantasy land
