Questions - Tax Pledge - December 16-17, 2012
Voters Divided Over Tax Pledge, Republicans Want It Honored
46% Think America Overtaxed, 42% Disagree
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted December 16-17, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have you
followed recent news reports about a pledge not to raise taxes?
2* Suppose
you had a choice between a candidate who signed a pledge not to raise taxes and
another candidate who refused to sign such a pledge. For whom would you vote?
3* Has
your member of Congress signed a pledge not to raise taxes?
4* [If yes to above] Suppose
President Obama proposed a deal to reduce the deficit that included equal
amounts of tax hikes and spending cuts. Would you want your representative to
honor their anti-tax pledge and vote against it or would you rather have them
support the plan proposed by President Obama?
5* As a nation, is
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence