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Questions - Payroll Tax Cut - December 26, 2011

53% Still Favor Building Keystone XL Pipeline
60% See Extending Social Security Payroll Tax Cut for Full Year As Good for Economy
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 26, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the payroll tax cut debate in Congress?

2* Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose cutting Social Security payroll taxes for all of 2012?

3* Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose building the Keystone XL pipeline?

4* When thinking about the impact of the payroll tax cut on your own life, will a 2% cut in the payroll tax have a significant impact on your own personal spending and investment plans next year?

 

5* If the payroll tax cut is extended for the full year of 2012, will it help the economy a lot, help the economy a little, have no impact on the economy, hurt the economy a little, or hurt the economy a lot?

 

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