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68 percent: Don't cut Medicaid spending
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A Florida woman holds prescription drugs in this file photo. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
In a December survey, 68 percent said cutting spending on Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, would be unacceptable. (Washington Post-ABC News, 1,002 adults, Dec. 13-16, +/- 4.5 percentage points)
68 percent: Don't send troops to Syria
In a December survey, 68 percent opposed sending ground troops from the U.S. and other countries to try to establish safe zones inside Syria. (CNN/ORC, 620 adults, Dec. 17-18, margin of error +/- 4 percentage points)
67 percent: Don't cut road spending
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Road construction signs are seen in 2012 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
In a December survey, 67 percent opposed reducing federal funding for roads and transportation as a way to reduce the national debt. (Pew Research Center, 1,503 adults, Dec. 5-9, margin of error +/- 2.9 percentage points)
65 percent: Don't arm Syrian rebels
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A child leads others in chanting Free Syrian Army slogans during a demonstration. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)
In a December survey, 65 percent opposed sending arms to anti-government groups in Syria. (Pew Research Center, 1,503 adults, Dec. 5-9, margin of error +/- 2.9 percentage points)
64 percent: Don't raise the Social Security age
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Rolls of blank social security checks run through printers in this 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)
In a December survey, 64 percent opposed raising the retirement age for Social Security benefits. (Politico/George Washington University, 1,000 registered likely voters, Dec. 2-6, margin of error +/- 3.1 percentage points)
59 percent: Don't raise the Medicare age
In a survey late last year, 59 percent opposed gradually raising the age at which people can begin receiving Medicare benefits. (Pew Research Center, 2,511 adults, Nov. 28-Dec. 5, margin of error +/- 2.2 percentage points)
59 percent: Don't cut defense spending
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Fighter pilots walk to their jets at a military base in Japan in this 2012 file photo. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)
In a December survey, 59 percent opposed making significant cuts to the Department of Defense's budget. (Politico/George Washington University, 1,000 registered likely voters, Dec. 2-6, margin of error +/- 3.1 percentage points)
51 percent: Don't ban assault rifles
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Guns collected in a Los Angeles buyback are shown in 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A ban on manufacturing, selling or possessing assault rifles was opposed by 51 percent in a December survey. (USA Today/Gallup, 1,038 adults, Dec. 19-22, margin of error +/- 4 percentage points)
