I suggest you read the entire survey. According to this poll, the public trusts Obama more on the economy than the Reps. The entire poll is a real downer for Reps. Obama is given a 51-45 approval rating.
Afraid of losing some freebies?
Well, it is an ABC/Wapo poll which surveys "adults" so it was bound to be friendly to Obama. Still, you are right, there is really nothing good in this poll. It shows Obama more trusted than Republicans, show the public would blame the GOP for a shutdown, shows the public thinks the GOP won't compromise enough, etc, etc.
While I suspect this poll is skewed to the left like most ABC/Wapo polls, it is still a pretty good sign the American public has not matured at all on the issue of budget cuts and still like Obama despite his utter failure on virtually every issue as President.
Ask Americans if they support budget cuts and they do in the abstract, ask them about cutting specific programs and they generally oppose cutting virtually anything (except maybe foreign aid, prisons and perhaps defense).