The Problem

clipped from www.rasmussenreports.com Sixty percent (60%) of Americans say the federal government has too much power and too much money, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just nine percent (9%) say the government has too little power and money. Twenty-four percent (24%) believe the government has about the right amount of both. Not surprisingly, the Political Class sees things a lot differently. While 85% of Mainstream Americans say the government has too much power and money, just two percent (2%) of the Political Class agree. Nearly one-our-of-four members (24%) of the Political Class, in fact, believe the government has too little money and power, but 68% say it has about the right amount of each. Overall, most Americans worry now that the federal government will do too much in response to the nation’s current economic situation. However, 59% of U.S. voters agree with former President Ronald Reagan that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”