Questions - Capital Gains - December 27-28, 2012
Most Voters Oppose Lower Tax Rate for Capital Gains
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 27-28, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If someone buys stock in a company and sells
it for a profit a few years later, that profit is called a capital gain. Under
current law, are capital gains taxed at a higher rate than other income, a
lower rate, or at the same rate as other income?
2* Regardless of the current law, should
capital gains be taxed at a higher rate than other income, a lower rate, or at the
same rate as other income?
3* If someone buys stock in a company and owns
it for a very long time, part of their reported profit is just keeping up with
inflation. Should people pay capital gains taxes on gains that are just
keeping up with inflation?
4*
If someone sets aside stock in their
retirement account, should their profits from the sale of stock be tax-free?
NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of
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