Senator Vogel's 2010 General Assembly Session Survey

Exit this survey

 

1. Virginia is currently facing a budget shortfall of about $4 billion due to the nationwide recession. Please rank the strategies of how you would like to see Virginia address the shortfall with “1” being your preferred first course of action and “5” being the last resort.

	1	2	3	4	5
Cut spending on state programs	*Virginia is currently facing a budget shortfall of about $4 billion due to the nationwide recession. Please rank the strategies of how you would like to see Virginia address the shortfall with “1” being your preferred first course of action and “5” being the last resort. Cut spending on state programs 1	Cut spending on state programs 2	Cut spending on state programs 3	Cut spending on state programs 4	Cut spending on state programs 5
Withdraw funds from the state’s Rainy Day Fund	Withdraw funds from the state’s Rainy Day Fund 1	Withdraw funds from the state’s Rainy Day Fund 2	Withdraw funds from the state’s Rainy Day Fund 3	Withdraw funds from the state’s Rainy Day Fund 4	Withdraw funds from the state’s Rainy Day Fund 5
Increase general taxes (sales tax, income tax, etc.)	Increase general taxes (sales tax, income tax, etc.) 1	Increase general taxes (sales tax, income tax, etc.) 2	Increase general taxes (sales tax, income tax, etc.) 3	Increase general taxes (sales tax, income tax, etc.) 4	Increase general taxes (sales tax, income tax, etc.) 5
Promote efficiencies and eliminate earmarks	Promote efficiencies and eliminate earmarks 1	Promote efficiencies and eliminate earmarks 2	Promote efficiencies and eliminate earmarks 3	Promote efficiencies and eliminate earmarks 4	Promote efficiencies and eliminate earmarks 5
Increase Virginia’s debt and borrow funds for certain projects	Increase Virginia’s debt and borrow funds for certain projects 1	Increase Virginia’s debt and borrow funds for certain projects 2	Increase Virginia’s debt and borrow funds for certain projects 3	Increase Virginia’s debt and borrow funds for certain projects 4	Increase Virginia’s debt and borrow funds for certain projects 5

2. Do you support or oppose the $700 billion stimulus package passed by Congress?

Do you support or oppose the $700 billion stimulus package passed by Congress?   Support Oppose

3. Do you support or oppose offering a $1,000 tax credit for companies that create at least 50 jobs in Virginia as an effort to spur economic development and investment in Virginia?

Do you support or oppose offering a $1,000 tax credit for companies that create at least 50 jobs in Virginia as an effort to spur economic development and investment in Virginia?   Support Oppose

4. Rank those services provided by state government that you feel are most important that the state to continue to fund at high levels. Rank “1” for those programs you feel are most important.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
K-12 Education	*Rank those services provided by state government that you feel are most important that the state to continue to fund at high levels. Rank “1” for those programs you feel are most important. K-12 Education 1	K-12 Education 2	K-12 Education 3	K-12 Education 4	K-12 Education 5	K-12 Education 6	K-12 Education 7
Higher Education	Higher Education 1	Higher Education 2	Higher Education 3	Higher Education 4	Higher Education 5	Higher Education 6	Higher Education 7
Public Safety	Public Safety 1	Public Safety 2	Public Safety 3	Public Safety 4	Public Safety 5	Public Safety 6	Public Safety 7
Health/Medicaid	Health/Medicaid 1	Health/Medicaid 2	Health/Medicaid 3	Health/Medicaid 4	Health/Medicaid 5	Health/Medicaid 6	Health/Medicaid 7
Economic Development	Economic Development 1	Economic Development 2	Economic Development 3	Economic Development 4	Economic Development 5	Economic Development 6	Economic Development 7
Transportation	Transportation 1	Transportation 2	Transportation 3	Transportation 4	Transportation 5	Transportation 6	Transportation 7
Natural Resources	Natural Resources 1	Natural Resources 2	Natural Resources 3	Natural Resources 4	Natural Resources 5	Natural Resources 6	Natural Resources 7