National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 31-September 1, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Suppose one candidate for office promised to oppose all tax increases and another said he would raise taxes only on the rich. For whom would you vote?

    54% Promised to oppose all tax increases

    35% Raise taxes only on the rich
    12% Not sure

2* Do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

21% Help
56% Hurt
16% No impact
  7% Not sure

3* Do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

    60% Help
    20% Hurt
    14% No impact
     6% Not sure

4* Do increases in government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

    25% Help
    56% Hurt
    13% No impact
     5% Not sure

5* Do decreases in government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

    50% Help
    27% Hurt
    14% No impact
     8% Not sure

6* Under the Obama administration will your own personal taxes go up, down or stay about the same?

    45% Up
    9% Down
  37% Stay about the same
    8% Not sure

7* Under the Obama administration will government spending go up, down or stay about the same?

    63% Up
    8% Down
  24% Stay about the same
    5% Not sure

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