Politics: Washington Post-ABC News Poll

People don't seem to think the government is doing a great job ...

28. On another subject, out of every dollar the federal government collects in taxes, how many cents do you think are wasted?

                     Average
        2/8/10       53 cents
        4/9/06       51
        4/14/02      47
        4/16/00      46
        1/7/98       56
        1/29/95      51
        8/8/93       47
        2/28/93      46
        10/21/91     49
        9/30/90      44
        5/21/90      46
        7/29/85      43

See the Washington Post-ABC News poll, February 4-8, 2010.