Generational Gaps in Views of Entitlement Programs
More than eight-in-ten (86%) Millennials favor allowing younger workers to put Social Security taxes into private accounts.
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More than eight-in-ten (86%) Millennials favor allowing younger workers to put Social Security taxes into private accounts.
A majority of adults ages 65 and older oppose changing Medicare into a program that would provide credits toward purchasing private health insurance.
Few Americans know that Medicare is a sizable chunck of the federal government’s budget. Regardless, most oppose changing it to reduce the deficit.
Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
Asked which of 22 issues should be a priority for President Obama and Congress, the economy and jobs were by far Americans’ top choices.
Majorities or pluralities of Americans think the country is losing ground on nine of 12 major issues.
While most Americans know the deficit is larger now than it was in the 1990s, most are not familiar with where government money goes.
A majority of Americans oppose replacing Medicare with a voucher system to buy private insurance.
Given a list of 14 programs, for only two are more than 20% of Americans in favor of decreasing government spending.
Americans ages 65 and older are the most worried about government involvement in health care.
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