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<p>A woman rides past empty tables outside a cafeteria in downtown Milan, Italy Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. More than 90 percent of Italians consider cutting the country's huge public debt a top priority over the coming years, but few are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to do so, according to a new AP-GfK poll released Tuesday. The survey was conducted Nov. 16-20, during the first days of economist Mario Monti's new government, brought to power after international financial markets pummeled Italy for failing to rein in its euro 1.9 trillion in debt, a euro zone high, coming in at 120 percent of GDP. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)</p>

<p>A woman rides past empty tables outside a cafeteria in downtown Milan, Italy Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. More than 90 percent of Italians consider cutting the country's huge public debt a top priority over the coming years, but few are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to do so, according to a new AP-GfK poll released Tuesday. The survey was conducted Nov. 16-20, during the first days of economist Mario Monti's new government, brought to power after international…

November 23, 2011

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Poll: Italians want to cut debt but without sacrifices
November 23, 2011 8:15 p.m.

Poll: Italians want to cut debt but without sacrifices

Nation shoulders a $2.6 trillion deficit

ROME - Few Italians are willing to make personal sacrifices - like retiring at age 67 instead of 65, or even earlier - though they believe cutting the country's public debt is a top priority, according to an AP-GfK poll released Tuesday.