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Toplines - Taxes - October 12, 2008
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Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* Given current economic conditions, which tax policy would be
best to help spur economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes,
lower taxes, or the same level of taxes? 10% Higher 51% Lower 29% Keep the same 11% Not
sure 2* Suppose taxes were increased on people who make more than
$250,000 a year. Would raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a
year be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the
economy? 47% Good
for the economy 31% Bad 16% No
impact 6% Not sure 3* When
people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital
gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good
for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy? 26% Good
for the economy 48% Bad 16% No
impact 10% Not
sure 4* Think
for a moment just about the stock market. Would raising the capital gains tax
make stock prices go higher or lower? 22% Higher 35% Lower 22% Have no impact 22% Not
sure 5* To help the economy, is it more important to cut taxes or to
get the government more involved in regulating and managing the economy? 41% Cut
taxes 44% Government
more involved 15% Not
sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |