RE: The problem with polls. They tend to be biased.
Michelle & Michael, it all depends, IMO. on how the question is phrased.
For example, if you ask average voters whether they would like to see lower taxes & lower government spending, the answer would be (and is) -- Sure! Why Not? Then ask them what they would choose to sacrifice in order to make lower taxes a reality, and you may get a slightly different picture.
And then the loaded questions, like #6 on your list: "Should able bodied welfare recipients be forced to work?" So phrased, most people again would answer -- Sure! Why not?
But let us look at the sub-text, the hidden assumptions, of that seemingly simple sentence, which are, basically, that most welfare recipients are 1) able-bodied, and 2) unwilling to work, unless forced to. Of course, most welfare recipients are children, many of whom do not even live with their natural parents. And so forth and so on.
And who the heck has done a poll on Microsoft and Intel??
jbe
P.S. I would not support any of the items on that list, as you have phrased them, except for item (8),and even that with certain qualifications. I suppose that makes me a wild-eyed socialist...<gg>
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