Poll Shows Inflation Top Voter Concern Amid High Government Debt Spending
What happened
Karlyn Bowman presented poll results from Noble Predictive Insights, which surveyed 2,527 registered voters nationally. Inflation ranked as the top issue at 46%, while national debt and government spending were ranked near the bottom at 13%. The federal government ran a $2 trillion deficit, and spent $1.052 trillion on net interest on the debt in fiscal 2026.
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Why it matters
The government's interest payments on debt reached $1.052 trillion in fiscal 2026, exceeding $965 billion spent on national defense and accounting for 14% of all federal spending. This spending figure is significantly higher than the gross interest of $1.36 trillion on Treasury securities.
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Who's involved
- Karlyn BowmanSenior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute who presented the poll findings
- American Enterprise InstituteAmerican conservative think tank where Karlyn Bowman serves as a Senior Fellow
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Karlyn Bowman
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American Enterprise Institute
American conservative think tank founded in 1938