Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted January 7-8, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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

29% Up

21% Down

35% About the same

15% Not sure

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

65% Up

11% Down

16% About the same

8% Not sure

3* 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?

42% Candidate who promised to oppose all tax increases

41% Candidate who would raise taxes only on the rich
17% Not sure

4*Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

24% Help
51% Hurt
13% No impact
13% Not sure

5* Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

56% Help
16% Hurt
16% No impact
12% Not sure

6* When it comes to tax policy, what is more important—a tax policy that helps the economy grow or a tax policy that makes sure everyone pays their fair share?

60% Policy that helps the economy grow
35% Policy that makes sure everyone pays their fair share
5% Not sure

7* Compared to people who make more or less than you, do you pay more than your fair share of taxes?

52% Yes
28% No
20% Not sure

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