人民认为政府资助社会安全和教育不足, 但过度资助外援, AP-NORC民调显示。 Voters think the government underfunds Social Security and education but overfunds foreign aid, AP-NORC poll shows.

AP-NORC民调显示, 虽然大多数美国成年人认为政府在社会保障、教育及援助穷人方面的支出太少, 但多数人也认为政府开支超额, AP-NORC polling shows that while most U.S. adults believe the government spends too little on Social Security, education, and aid to the poor, a majority also think the government is overspending overall. 70%的人认为援助费用过多, 尽管对外援助预算的估计往往是夸大. There's a consensus that foreign aid is overfunded, with 70% agreeing too much is spent on it, though estimates of the foreign aid budget are often exaggerated. 共和党和民主党同意社会保障和医疗保险资金不足,但在军事和边境安全支出问题上意见不一。 Republicans and Democrats agree on underfunding of Social Security and Medicare but disagree on military and border security spending.