Fox News Poll: 71% choose funding Social Security, Medicare over budget cuts

As Congress considers ways to avoid defaulting on the nation’s debt, the latest Fox News survey finds most voters see the national debt situation as a major problem, if not a crisis. And while majorities also see the funding of Social Security as a problem or crisis, they would rather continue funding entitlement programs than reduce the federal budget deficit.

While a large majority call the debt situation a major problem (50%), if not a crisis (28%) – fewer feel that way than did a decade ago. That 28% describing it as a crisis is down from 40% in 2013 (when the question was last asked). The drop is driven more by Republicans: 39% call it a crisis, while 54% did in 2013. Among Democrats, 17% say it’s a crisis now vs. 25% previously. CONTINUED

Victoria Balara, Fox News


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