Spending for Entitlements, Aid to Poor Favored over Deficit Reduction
There is greater public support for cutting military spending in order to achieve deficit reduction. About half of Americans (51%) say reducing the deficit is more important than keeping military spending at current levels, while 40% say deficit reduction is more important.
Spending for Entitlements, Aid to Poor  | Favored over Deficit Reduction  | % who say it is more important to  | Keep Social Security,  | Reduce  | deficit  | Medicare benefits as are  | 23  | 69  | Reduce  | Keep spendingfor poor  | deficit  | at currentlevels  | 33  | 59  | Reduce  | Keep militaryspending  | deficit  | at current levels  | 51  | 40  | Survev conducted Dec 3-8 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 