Proponents of deficit reduction argue that governments who do not control budget deficits and debt are at risk of losing their ability to borrow money at affordable rates. Opponents of deficit reduction argue that government spending would increase demand for goods and services and help avert a dangerous fall into deflation, a downward spiral in wages and prices that can cripple an economy for years.
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Province
Municipality
Response rates from 3.8k Metropolitan Manila voters.
53% Yes |
47% No |
49% Yes |
34% No |
4% Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
5% No, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
0% Yes, and increase taxes |
3% No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
0% Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
2% No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
1% No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
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1% No, reduce the number of government officials instead |
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1% No, reduce military spending instead |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 3.8k Metropolitan Manila voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 3.8k Metropolitan Manila voters.
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Unique answers from Metropolitan Manila voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZDJ7J63wks3W
It's not about the public spending, it is how it is spent. Confidential funds should still be tracked by the government. As well as policies that repels corruption.
@9QQY7D85mos5MO
No, reduce the size of the bureaucracy, shift to a parliamentary form of government and a federal system,
@9DTX79S1yr1Y
no, the national debt is not a serious issue
@9DMPD5H1yr1Y
No, reduce military spending, provide a transparency spending report, and ban asking for confidential funds that makes the Philippines in great debts
@968V3BV2yrs2Y
Cutting public spending can lead to poor materials for our government's project and a lot of public workers would also pay less than what they deserve so that's a hard no. I was thinking on what could be done and while reading the other choices I have come up a reason as to why cutting funds for those places wouldn't be beneficial, though I did spot a few reasons that are quite resonable. Here is my proposal. What if we continuously improved our country's economy and stand by our own feet? Though there is a chance that a debt would still be formed but it could be minimal… Read more
@9684ZJK2yrs2Y
Yes, but if government officials are not corrupt, then no for the long run.
@92B7JYV3yrs3Y
Look for other revenue source
@926TS273yrs3Y
No, but funds must be diverted to methods that can provide revenue to the government
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