National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 6-7, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Should the tax system be simplified so that everyone pays the same percentage of tax on their income?

44% Yes
39% No
17% Not sure

2* Currently, who pays a larger share of their income in taxes—wealthy Americans or middle-class Americans?

27% Wealthy Americans
62% Middle-class Americans
11% Not sure

3* If deductions for charitable contributions are reduced for wealthy Americans, how likely is it that wealthy Americans will give less money to charity?

43% Very likely
23% Somewhat likely
21% Not very likely
3% Not at all likely
11% Not sure

4* In order to lower tax rates, should all tax deductions be eliminated for all Americans?

19% Yes
55% No
26% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence