Here are the results for the Herald’s reader poll about the debt ceiling deadline. The online poll received a total of 3,837 responses.
We asked readers which statement best described their thoughts about the looming debt ceiling deadline:
A. Raise the debt ceiling to make sure the government has enough cash to pay our bills.
B. Raise the debt ceiling now, but also do something to stop deficit spending and reduce our debt.
C. Delay implementation of the new health care law, even if it means we default on our obligations and trigger severe economic impacts.
D. Don’t raise the debt ceiling again; regardless of short-term impacts, we must stop deficit spending now.
A total of 826 respondents answered A, 711 answered B, 1586 answered C, and 699 answered D. Out of these respondents, 59 percent oppose raising the debt ceiling. Of these, 70 percent expressly seek delayed implementation of the new health care law. Respondents who think that the debt ceiling should be raised was at 41 percent. Of these, slightly less than half included a caveat to stop deficit spending and reduce debt.
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