Best Solution for Economic Problems Percent saying is the best way to solve country's economic problems.
Interestingly, the French also were most likely to support cutting government spending as a solution to its economic problems, according to the spring global attitudes survey by the Pew Research Center: 81% of the French public said they preferred cuts rather than trying to stimulate the economy through increasing government spending. That was the highest support level for cuts among eight European countries (the only ones in the global survey that were asked that question).
Best Solution for Economic Problems  | Percent saying is the best way to solve  | country's economic problems.  | SPEND MORE MONEY  | REDUCE GOVT.  | TO STIMULATE  | SPENDING TO  | ECONOMY  | REDUCE DEBT  | France  | 18%  | 81%  | Germany  | 26  | 67  | 28  | Spain  | 67  | 29  | 59  | Italy  | Czech Rep.  | 26  | 58  | Britian  | 52  | 37  | Greece  | 56  | 37  | 42  | 36  | Poland  | Source: Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 