Poll: Americans Would Leave Entitlements Alone

The Hill reports:

A majority of Americans believe the federal budget can be balanced without touching either Social Security or Medicare,  a new poll found.

Close to six in 10 in the AP-GfK poll thought Social Security did not need to be cut as the government looked to get its books in order, while 54 percent said Medicare could be left alone.

In all,  strong>close to half< of Americans said they believe the budget can be balanced without rolling back either entitlement program, which account for about a third of federal spending.