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Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

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Last answered 9 minutes ago

Government Spending Poll Results

Yes

287,197 votes

49%

No

301,515 votes

51%

Distribution of answers submitted by Canadian voters.

44%

Yes

37%

No

5%

Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials

4%

No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead

0%

Yes, and increase taxes

3%

No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead

2%

No, focus on ending tax evasion instead

2%

No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy

2%

No, reduce military spending instead

1%

No, reduce the number of government officials instead
3 Yes answers
7 No answers
0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Apr 10, 2014. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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