By ZACHARY FRYER-BIGGS
Facing mounting debt and a slow-to-recover economy, 62 percent of Americans prefer defense cuts over other debt reduction options, a survey by the Program for Public Consultation found.
The results, released in a May 10 report, outlined the responses of survey takers to a series of arguments for and against defense cuts. Faced with the choice of raising revenues, including tax increases, reducing other discretionary spending or reducing defense, a clear majority preferred defense cuts.
Among Republicans, 49 percent preferred cutting defense, 52 percent of independents preferred the option and 78 percent of Democrats agreed.
The survey, conducted in mid-April over the Internet, drew on the responses of 665 American adults and had a margin of error of 4.8 percent.
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