Poll government programs

All the bills have come due. The choice is yours America. What a surprise. For decades, folks have been in favor of reducing government spending, as long as they don't personally feel the sting of the cuts. It's human nature to be in favor of taking away from the other guy.

Ask any politician if they'd be willing to give up their government pension and health care. It'll be a rhetorical question if you do. Its easy to say cut government pension programs when your not a government employee. Why not cut your pension program and see how you feel about having your retirement funds messed with. And yes I am aware that there are companies across the country doing this in attempts to stay operational.

I'm not defending the argument against or for the cut. Its just easier to point a finger somewhere and say cut if it doesn't affect you. Definitely cut foreign aid, welfare and federal government pensions including that of congress which they would try to weasel out of. In addition, eliminate the Dept. Republicans need to cut the BS in Washington and focus on jobs instead of complaining and campaigning.

Democrats are spenders and taxers by nature. They won't do anything about spending unless forced to. Public attitudes about whether government spending should be increased, decreased or maintained are little changed since for most of the 13 program areas asked about in the survey.

However, there is significantly more support for increased spending in all 13 areas today than there was in As is the case with veterans benefits, increased spending for infrastructure is supported by majorities in both parties.

Support for increased spending on health care is much higher than it was in , but not as high as it was in the early s.

The numbers saying this in both parties are largely unchanged since , though both parties are more likely to say this than they were six years ago. The share of Democrats saying they would increase spending on environmental protection has risen steadily since Republican views are little different than they were in Adults ages 50 and older are slightly more likely than those younger than 50 to prefer smaller government — though views are relatively divided among adults across age groups. There continue to be large partisan differences in views of the size of government.

There are no significant ideological differences among Democrats. Still, the share of Republicans expressing trust in government remains lower than it was during most of George W. The current level of anger toward the federal government is similar to levels seen over the last few years, though lower than it was in October , during a two-week government shutdown.

In addition to improving the health of people with Down syndrome, increased spending would positively affect other areas of research according to McMorris Rodgers. Investing in this research will benefit millions of people who suffer from these common diseases. The survey was conducted April , The margin of error is plus or minus 3. Key portions of the survey are being released by the Global Down Syndrome Foundation to highlight specific areas of focus.

The questionnaire and topline results to the questions referenced in this release, as well as demographic information about the respondents, are available here. See below for further explanation of the cost estimates. The survey also did not ask questions about what paid leave policies Americans would like to see offered at private companies. Men and women feel differently about raising taxes for a federal paid family leave program.

However, men turn against the proposal as soon as costs are considered. However, consensus breaks down once taxes are mentioned. In sum, Democrats have a much higher tolerance threshold for taxes than the average American. The previous section examined if Americans would be willing to pay higher taxes in exchange for a federal paid leave program. If payroll tax revenues fail to bring in enough money, government will have to cut spending elsewhere, raise payroll taxes, or borrow more money.

Other studies have noted that employers, particularly smaller companies that have difficulty accommodating workers taking leave, may be less willing to hire female employees to begin with. Consistent with these findings, American women are more likely to rise up the corporate ladder than their European counterparts who have access to generous family social welfare programs.

An analysis of OECD countries reveals that American women are 3 to 14 times as likely as Scandinavian women to be employed as managers with Americans women are also more likely than women in France 5. The survey finds that voters would not be willing to sacrifice the progress women have made in the workplace if that were the cost of implementing a federal paid leave program:.

The FAMILY Act proposal would require workers pay higher taxes toward the federal family leave program regardless if they use the program or not.