Focus-Grouping the Bailout

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2009/09/focus-grouping-the-bailout

Ed Gillespie and Whit Ayres of Resurgent Republic have posted a report on focus groups they did in August with independent voters who voted for Obama but are undecided between Democrats and Republicans on a generic Congerssional ballot. Among their findings were that these voters think "Americans will eventually pay for mounting Federal debt one of four ways: "Broad-based tax increases, Cuts in future government services (resonant with younger voters, who were skeptical they would see any benefit from Social Security, and older voters, who fear cuts in Medicare), Inflation or,China having a greater controlling or even ownership stake in our economy."

by Editor  |  Sep 16, 2009 at 2:20 pm Related Topics:  Capital Markets Regulation, China, Government ownership, Stimulus, Taxes receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list