According to a Financial Times opinion poll on July 12, more than two thirds of people in the EU support cuts, and would like to see them sooner rather than later. They also oppose tax hikes. In a choice between government reducing its expenditures and people paying more through personal or company taxation, the preference is clear. Populations don"t wast their governments to spend their money wisely, and think that they have grown too big, employ too many people and are active in too many areas.A similar survey in the UK alone at the end of June showed that the majority of people don"t think that government cuts will affect them any-way.