Washington Post poll on "Fiscal Cliff" negotiations:
Q: In order to strike a budget
deal, would you accept Cutting spending on Medicaid, which is the
government health insurance program for the poor or is this something
you would find unacceptable?
Q: In order to strike a budget deal
that avoids the so-called 'fiscal cliff', would you accept Cutting
military spending or is this something you would find unacceptable?
Q: In order to strike a budget deal
that avoids the so-called 'fiscal cliff', would you accept Raising
taxes on Americans with incomes over 250-thousand dollars a year or is
this something you would find unacceptable?
Q: In order to strike a budget deal
that avoids the so-called 'fiscal cliff', would you accept Raising the
age for Medicare coverage from 65 to 67 or is this something you would
find unacceptable?
Q: In order to strike a budget
deal, would you accept Changing the way Social Security benefits are
calculated so that benefits increase at a slower rate than they do now
or is this something you would find unacceptable?