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