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Toplines - Executive Compensation - March 23-24, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted March 23-24, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* If someone earns more than $1 million a year, should they pay 90% of their income in taxes?

14% Yes
74% No
12% Not sure

2* Americans pay taxes to state, local, and federal governments. Would you favor or oppose a proposal limiting the total amount of taxes governments could collect so that no American would pay more than half their income in taxes?

61% Favor
17% Oppose
22% Not sure

3* Would you favor or oppose a proposal limiting the total amount of taxes governments could collect so that no American would pay more than 25% of their income in taxes?

57% Favor
23% Oppose
20% Not sure

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