Public Divided on Tax Hike for Those Who Earn Over $100,000
Americans are closely divided over the economic impact of raising taxes on those who make more than $100,000 per year.
March 2009
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March 30, 2009
March 30, 2009
81% Say Middle Class Tax Cuts Important for Budget Plan
Eighty-one percent (81%) of voters nationwide say it’s important to keep the promised middle-class tax cuts in President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget. That figure includes 55% who say it’s Very Important.
March 27, 2009
57% Plan To File Income Taxes Electronically
The majority of Americans (57%) say they plan to file their taxes electronically this year rather than by mail, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 27, 2009
One-Out-of-Seven Favor 90% Tax Rate for Millionaires
Just one-out-of-seven Americans (14%) would like to see a 90% tax rate on earnings above a million dollars a year. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% are opposed to such a high tax rate for the nation’s highest earners.
March 26, 2009
More Voters Than Ever Say Tax Cuts Help the Economy
Democrats in the Senate are talking of cutting back President Obama's pledge of tax cuts for most Americans in the face of record deficits. But 63% of U.S. voters now say tax cuts would help the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 26, 2009
66% Say Obama Likely To Raise Taxes On Those Earning Less Than $250,000 A Year
Two-thirds of U.S. voters (66%) think President Obama is likely to raise taxes on people who less than $250,000 per year. That figure includes 47% who say he is Very Likely to do so.
March 24, 2009
81% Say Congress Can’t Raise Taxes Retroactively
Eighty-one percent (81%) of U.S. voters say Congress does not have the right to raise taxes on all Americans retroactively, even as the legislators are considering such legislation to punish those who got bonuses from American International Group (AIG).
