Febraury 2011 Issue The February 2011 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll

To balance the federal budget, which of the following would be the first step you would take?
	TOTAL	>$50K	$50K–$100K	>$100K
Increase taxes on the wealthy	61%	67%	58%	46%
Cut defense spending	20	20	22	20
Cut Medicare	4	2	5	10
Cut Social Security	3	1	5	6

To answer the questions yourself, visit the 60 Minutes homepage at CBSNews.com.

NOTE: This poll was conducted by telephone November 29–December 2, 2010, at the CBS News interviewing facility among a random sample of 1,137 adults nationwide. Some low-percentage answer choices have been omitted.