To Infinity and Beyond: New Polls Show Americans Want Magical Government Benefits, Oppose All Spending Cuts

Town Hall - Guy Benson



Liberals are excitedly buzzing over two new poll results in which American voters say they favor both (a) a larger federal government that provides more benefits to its citizens, and (b) a healthcare solution under which Obamacare is "improved" and "fixed" as opposed to "repealed and replaced." Let's address them one at a time. First, on the expansion of government, the trendiness are pointed in one direction at the moment: An NBC/WSJ survey finds that 57 percent of respondents want the federal government "should do more to solve problems" and help people, with less than 40 percent saying that Uncle Sam is already trying to do too many things. The paradox is obvious -- in an age of widespread discontent and distrust of the government institutions, Americans still want government institutions to bite off even more than they're currently, inefficiently, and often harmfully chewing. Pew finds a closer split (48/45) on the question of whether the government should be larger and provide more services versus smaller and provide fewer.  But as Allahpundit notes, when asked about individual categories, the public favors increased spending on almost everything:



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