What would people say if they knew how much the state really spends?

A survey by the left-leaning CapStrat and Public Policy Polling shows that a majority of voters think state spending is too high, even though 68 percent of respondents either don’t know how much the state spends or think the budget is less than $15 billion. The actual amount is $20 billion in state General Fund Appropriations and $49 billion in total spending.