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Toplines - Bush Tax Cuts - September 10-11, 2010

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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