Toplines - Bush Tax Cuts - September 10-11, 2010
National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted September 10-11, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about
tax cuts implemented during the Bush Administration that will expire soon?
54% Very closely
31% Somewhat closely
10% Not very closely
4% Not at all
2% Not sure
2* Should the Bush Administration tax cuts be extended or
should the tax cuts end this year?
56% Tax cuts should be extended
34% Tax cuts should end this year
10% Not sure
3*
Suppose you had a choice between extending the Bush Administration tax
cuts for all Americans or extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for
everyone except the wealthy. Which would you prefer?
51% Extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans
44% Extending the Bush tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy
5% Not sure
4* If taxes are increased only for
Americans who earn more than $250,000 a year, is that good for the economy, bad
for the economy, or does it have no impact on the economy?
35% Good
40% Bad
15% No
impact
10% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error,
+/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence