62% say debt ceiling deal benefits the rich, hurts the poor [View All]

[NorthCarolina]

By Eric W. Dolan
RawStory.com

Sixty-two percent of Americans think the bill that raises the federal's debt ceiling through the year 2013 and makes major cuts in government spending benefits the rich at the expense of the poor and middle class, according to a CNN/ORC poll released on Monday.

President Barack Obama signed a debt ceiling deal into law, called the the Budget Control Act of 2011, last week that to raise the debt ceiling until 2013 and cut the federal deficit by about $2.1 trillion over a 10-year period. The two-stage agreement, which was criticized by both tea party lawmakers and progressive Democrats, passed by a vote of 269 to 161 in the House and a vote of 74 to 26 in the Senate.

Only 27 percent say that the debt ceiling deal treats all classes fairly and 11 percent have no opinion.

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Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/08/poll-62-percent-say-debt-ceiling-deal-benefits-the-rich-and-hurts-the-poor/