Hmmmm....If the poll is accurate (52% are ok with deficits) that would align nicely with the other interesting statistic that 50% of the Canadian population contribute about 4% of the tax base while the top 10% of the income earners contribute over 50% of the personal tax base.  Why would you care about deficits is you aren't paying for them?
What if Nanos exclusively asked our kids (the one's who will get to pay for our wild spending) how they feel about having their future mortgaged and their choices constrained by our deep believe in our deep sense of current entitlement?  Environmental Stewardship?  Leave the planet better than we found it?  What about Economic Stewardship?  Leave our children better financially than we were?