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That package meets one test of a reasonable compromise: it is distasteful to everybody. Says Greenspan: "There is nobody on the commission who, in my judgment, would by themselves like to do that sort of solution." The latest poll for TIME by Yankelovich, Skelly & White (see following story) discloses the extent of public opposition to such painful steps. Respondents were 56% to 39% against slowing increases in Social Security benefits, and 65% to 28% against raising Social Security taxes. If a bipartisan agreement cannot be achieved by the commission, the prospects of reaching one later, as the presidential campaign gets...
Some 57% of those polled by Yankelovich agreed that a balanced budget is at least important; an additional 16% judged it to be "more important than anything else." But those polled said (47% to 45%) that Reagan was being "hypocritical" in plugging the amendment while simultaneously running up huge deficits. This is no gain for the Democrats, though: only 23% of the sample thought Democrats would work for a balanced budget if they came back into power; 63% thought the Democrats would simply reinstate expensive social-spending programs that Reagan has reduced...
...pound of bacon or a pair of shoes than he paid on his last visit to a store rarely compares the increases with those that occurred a year or two ago. Even so, Reagan seems to be convincing some people. An even 50% of those polled by Yankelovich now believe that the President is doing an acceptable job of containing price rises...
Polls show that the freeze proposals are expected to win in most statewide elections, sometimes handily. The most recent sampling for TIME by Yankelovich, Skelly & White reveals that Americans support the freeze idea 76% to 19%. Opposition is poorly organized and has little funding. In many races, moreover, candidates of both parties support the freeze. But not even the freeze movement's leaders claim that the issue is likely to affect many congressional races...
...feels that the Israelis should accept President Reagan's comprehensive proposal of last month, even if it means giving up land occupied by Israel since the 1967 war. Some 64% believe that Israel should accept the plan, while only 23% feel that it should not, according to a Yankelovich, Skelly & White, Inc., public opinion survey conducted for TIME between...