Via Beltway Confidential:
President Obama’s solutions to economic problems invariably involve more spending, but 86 percent of likely say that government spending has not helped them, according to a new poll.
“On the question of whether federal government spending has improved the overall economy, 74 percent say it has not helped, with 52 percent responding that it has actually hurt the economy,” The Public Notice announced yesterday after questioning 1,005 likely voters. “When asked how federal government spending has impacted personal financial situations, 86 percent of those surveyed say it has not helped, with 35 percent responding that it hurt.”