Citizens Against Government Waste:

CAGW's Blog

1-800-
BE-ANGRY

NO JSF ALT. ENGINE!

CAGW’s 2009 MEMBER'S ONLY NATIONAL SURVEY!

Tell us what you think. CAGW’s 2009 Member's Only National Survey is the best and most powerful way you can not only show your concern over Washington's deficit-producing government waste, but also deliver an urgent demand for Congress and the incoming Obama Administration to slash spending, reduce the deficit, and preserve the Bush tax cuts.

Many members of Congress, by their own admission, have “pent-up demand” for new spending and taxes. Some of the proposed tax and spending increases are staggering. These proposals are made more dangerous when you add them to the fact that we are facing a growing economic crisis and a budget deficit in 2009 that very likely will reach an all-time record of $1 trillion.

And this deficit may very quickly get $300 billion higher as Congress considers an ill-conceived $300 billion quick-fix, giveaway stimulus program. This stimulus package will simply increase the deficit and, in all likelihood, will be as much of a waste as the $100 billion in stimulus checks that President Bush sent out. Your survey answers will arm us with the evidence of public opposition we need to derail many of these tax and spending plans.

We will tabulate your answers to these questions, and by publicizing the results nationwide, we will demonstrate that there is growing public outrage against wasteful big government and that more and more Americans are willing to take action.

Please take CAGW’s 2009 MEMBER'S ONLY NATIONAL SURVEY today!

Question - Not Required - Do you agree that CAGW should wage an all-out battle to stop Congress's and President-elect Obama's proposed 33 percent increase in the tax rates on dividends and capital gains? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

Question - Not Required - Do you agree that CAGW should wage an all-out battle to stop their proposed 25 percent increase in the corporate income tax since all Americans will end up paying for it and it will put our companies at a tremendous disadvantage in the world market? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

Question - Not Required - Do you agree that CAGW should wage an all-out battle to stop their "spread the wealth" effort which calls for a 25 percent tax increase for upper-income Americans which will be achieved by raising tax rates and phasing out exemptions and all itemized deductions? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

Question - Not Required - In previous years, CAGW spent tens of thousands of dollars to research and publicize a comprehensive list of possible cuts in wasteful spending which totaled nearly $2 trillion over five years. Dozens of these recommendations were used by Congress to save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and keep both the deficit and taxes lower than they might otherwise have been. Do you think CAGW should accelerate its research and publicize a new list of waste cuts? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

Question - Not Required - Which do you think are the three biggest issues facing America?
Please make up to 3 selections from the choices below.

	The Economy
	The Skyrocketing Deficit
	War in Iraq
	Wasteful Spending Hollowing Out America's Defenses
	Threatened Tax Increases
	Weak Border and Immigration Controls
	Financial Crisis Facing Medicare and Social Security
	Promised New Spending Giveaways
	Rising Healthcare Costs
	Terrorism
	Effective Government Takeover of Healthcare
	Erosion of Morals and Values in Society

Question - Not Required - Should Congress follow through on plans to increase spending by $1 trillion over the next four years without offsetting spending cuts? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

Question - Not Required - In some European countries if you are too old or too ill, you are not eligible for some healthcare procedures and this rationing of care helps to hold down the price of nationalized healthcare. Do you think the federal government should place similar age and health restrictions on healthcare here in the United States? Yes
No
Undecided

Question - Not Required - President-elect Obama has promised $1.3 trillion in tax cuts or rebates to middle and lower-income Americans. Many of these individuals do not pay federal income taxes. Do you think this is a program that will stimulate the economy or is it a massive government giveaway? Stimulate Economy
Massive Giveaway
UNDECIDED

Question - Not Required - Do you believe it is President-elect Obama's and Congress's job to create their vision of economic justice in America by redistributing the wealth that people have earned? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

10.

Question - Not Required - Some in Congress have suggested that the federal government should guarantee the mortgages of individuals who purchased homes that were too expensive and now cannot make the payments. Do you support the federal government guaranteeing these mortgages? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

11.

Question - Not Required - Do you think that CAGW should continue waging an all-out campaign to force Congress to offset part or all of the cost of the recent $700 billion bailout of Wall Street by cutting CAGW-documented government waste? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

12.

Question - Not Required - Do you think that CAGW should continue its highly successful efforts to fight those in Congress who are hollowing out our nation's armed forces by taking defense dollars and spending them on pork-barrel projects? YES
NO
UNDECIDED

13.

Question - Not Required - Mark below which of the following proposals by the President-elect you support:

	tax increase on dividends
	tax increase on capital gains
	increase in the death tax
	new 7 percent payroll tax to pay for national healthcare
	tax increase on upper income Americans
	tax cut for those who don't pay taxes
	none of the above

14.

Question - Not Required - If you have any other thoughts or concerns, please express them here:

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

15.

Please give us your e-mail address and zip code so we can notify you of important tax and spending battles at the federal level and in your state or region. (*Indicates a required field. CAGW requires registration for participation in the Member's Only National Survey.)

If you have previously registered, please to prepopulate your information.

Email: Required

ZIP / Postal Code:

Remember me. What's this?

FAQ | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP

Printer Friendly Version