Americans Would Rather Cut Military Spending Than Social Security And Medicare

A majority of American voters said in a new poll conducted by The Hill that cutting the nation's debt is more important than continuing to fund domestic and military programs at current levels.

The poll results come mere days away from automatic budget cuts known as the sequester set to hit all levels of the federal government.

A solid 58 percent of respondents favored cutting America's debt over maintaining current spending levels on domestic and military programs. Only 28 percent of respondents were in favor of the current spending levels.

Military cuts are widely favored as the solution to debt reduction, with 49 percent supporting defense cuts. Only 23 percent, on the other hand, favor cuts to Social Security and Medicare. More than two-thirds of voters said they oppose cuts to the two programs.

The opposition of slashing social programs cuts across party lines — 62 percent of Republicans and 82 percent of Democrats are against it.

The poll shows that the economy still has room for improvement, as only 15 percent saying that their personal financial situation has improved in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, 47 percent said it stayed about the same, and 37 percent said it had gotten worse.