Roughly 7 in 10 know 'just some,' little or nothing about spending packages: poll

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Roughly 7 in 10 know 'just some,' little or nothing about spending packages: poll
By Monique Beals - 10/31/21 02:41 PM EDT

A new poll published on Sunday found that about 7 in 10 Americans know 'just some' or even less about what's in both the Biden administration's infrastructure and social spending bills.

Despite 55 percent of respondents saying they were following negotiations about the bills at least somewhat closely, only 31 percent said they know a great deal or good amount about what's in the legislation.

Some 44 percent of respondents said they knew "just some" about what might be in the bills, while 25 percent knew little or nothing.


The survey showed that 32 percent of Americans thought the bills would hurt people like them compared to 25 percent who thought it would help them. Meanwhile, 18 percent of respondents thought the bills would make no difference, and 24 percent said they didn't know.

Even among Democrats, only 47 percent think the two bills, which are being negotiated by leaders in their party, would help people like them.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/579309-roughly-7-in-10-say-they-know-little-or-nothing-about-spending

[Cyber Liberty]

I'm a news junky, and I know "little to nothing" about it.  It changes daily.

[GtHawk]

Big deal I doubt hat less Than 1 in 10 elected official does either.

[Fishrrman]

"A new poll published on Sunday found that about 7 in 10 Americans know 'just some' or even less about what's in both the Biden administration's infrastructure and social spending bills."

Is this not to be expected when there are perhaps hundreds of items buried deep in the pages of a 1,000+ page "bill" that haven't been made public yet?
(...or, at least not "public" in any meaningful way that would permit discussion and debate ahead of passage...)

[Killer Clouds]

I'm a news junky, and I know "little to nothing" about it.  It changes daily.

You are not alone. You would need to be a psychic to know what's in a bill that hasn't been written yet.

[christian]

WHEN WILL IT BE RECOGNIZED THAT THE DEMOCRATS WRITE MASSIVE BILLS SO THAT BY THE TIME YOU REALIZE WHATS IN THEM, THEY HAVE ALREADY PASSED! 
You have to pass it to find out whats in it Pelosi proudly announced,hoping enough fools would fall for it,THEY DID!

[Smokin Joe]

I'm a news junky, and I know "little to nothing" about it.  It changes daily.

How many pages in that bill? How many would you have to read to only know 1%?

More to the point, How many of our Congress critters have read all of it?

[Fishrrman]

I'd like to see a Constitutional amendment that prescribes:
- No bill advanced in Congress shall exceed 50 pages.
- The hours of business in both houses shall be from 9am to 8pm
- No Congressional business shall be conducted except at those times.
- No vote taken at any time other than between the hours of 9am to 8pm shall be valid or Constitutional.

[Smokin Joe]

I'd like to see a Constitutional amendment that prescribes:
- No bill advanced in Congress shall exceed 50 pages.
- The hours of business in both houses shall be from 9am to 8pm
- No Congressional business shall be conducted except at those times.
- No vote taken at any time other than between the hours of 9am to 8pm shall be valid or Constitutional.

I'd really like to see the rule: One bill, one law or appropriation. No sweeping omnibus anything.
An end to "The agency shall promulgate regulations..."
The eighth grader test. If an eight grader can't read and understand the Bill, it goes back to be rewritten.
For every law passed two are repealed.