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There are only 2 things that can be done to balance. Raise revenue, cut spending or combination thereof. So,cutting spending is one option and, in my opinion, THE option to pursue.

Federal government spends over 3,000,000,000,000 per year; $10,000 per American. Family of four owes $40,000 for current Federal spending, not including state, local, school district, national debt or off- balance sheet liabilities like Social Security.
($9,000,000,000,000 short)

The polls answers have two options, without addressing the real issue - Spending. With "more important" it isn't an "or" question, but the answers seem to suggest "or". Cutting taxes and a balanced budget are not mutually exclusive and may be of equal importance to a voter.

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Even though my mom has a boss to pays her biweekly, she is considered self employed and therefore has to pay city, state, and federal taxes. A lot of times, it buts a stress on our budget. One year we were unsure we would be able to pay at all until dad bet 10 bucks on a horse and won 2000. If he hadn't done that I'm not sure we would have been able to pay those taxes. Balancing the budget is very important for me, but taxes are just too high.

This selection can serve as a great example of why it is that polling is so poor of a measure of reality-based response. It should at least include a choice that posits :

* This poll is lame

(please add that as an option)