Taxes Jumps In Importance, But Economy Still The Main Issue on Voters’ Minds
The number of U.S. Voters who view the issue of Taxes as Very Important has jumped 10 points from May to its highest level ever in Rasmussen Reports tracking. Still, Taxes rank fourth on a list of 10 issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
The economy (85%), government ethics and corruption (72%), and health care (70%) are the top three issues.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of voters view the issue of taxes as Very Important. Congressional Democrats are struggling with the best way to approach the issue as the Bush tax cuts expire on December 31. Some want to extend all the tax cuts rather than raise taxes during a difficult economic time. Others want to extend only the tax cuts for those who earn $250,000 or less. Polling Data available to Platinum Members shows that 45% would prefer a candidate who opposes all tax hikes over one who would raise taxes only on the rich. Forty percent (40%) take the opposite view.
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The survey of 1,000 Likely U.S. Voters was conducted on July 14-15 & 20-21, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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