Poll: Stimulus debate grows polarized By ANDY BARR | 2/10/09 4:53 AM EST
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While Republican opponents of the measure may not have a majority of Americans on their side, the poll showed that the GOP is winning one of its central arguments against the White House: the idea that tax cuts provide better stimulus than spending.
Forty-eight percent of all respondents said tax cuts for individuals and businesses would be more effective than federal spending on programs and infrastructure compared to 39 percent who said spending would be more effective. Nearly two-thirds of Republicans came down on the side of tax cuts. Democrats split 47 percent to 41 percent in favor of spending.