Public Policy Institute (PPI) of California Survey: Californians and Their Government

Some findings of the current survey:

• A majority of adults (64%) say they support the governor’s proposed constitutional amendment to stabilize the budget.
• Nearly eight in 10 adults (78%) are at least somewhat concerned about the effects of spending reductions in the governor’s 2008-09 budget proposal.
• A majority of Democrats (52%) want to deal with the budget gap through a mix of cuts and taxes while most Republicans (56%) prefer spending cuts.
• Sixty-two percent of all adults oppose extending the state sales tax to services such as legal assistance, auto repairs, and haircuts. But 56 percent support taxing all goods sold over the Internet.

This is the 83rd PPIC Statewide Survey, and the 27th in the Californians and Their Government series. This survey includes the responses of 2,000 Californians and is supported by The James Irvine Foundation.