Questions - Taxes and Balancing Budget - November 15, 2012
57% Favor Tax Hike On Those Who Make Over $250,000
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National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 15, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you
favor or oppose raising taxes on people who earn more than $250,000 a year?
2* The
federal income tax includes personal deductions for many things including mortgage
payments and charitable contributions. A proposal has been made that would
reduce the deductions for people who make more than $100,000 a year. Personal
deductions would be completely eliminated for those who earn more than $250,000
a year. Would you favor or oppose this proposal?
3* Is it
possible to balance the federal budget primarily by raising taxes on those who
earn more than $250,000 a year?
4* A
proposal has been made that would make the first $20,000 of income earned by
anyone tax free. Would you favor or oppose this proposal?
5* Suppose
Congress and the president agreed upon a long-term plan to significantly reduce
federal spending and the deficit. If the spending cuts were real but there was
still a small deficit, would you personally be willing to pay a bit more in
taxes to balance the budget?
NOTE: Margin of
Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence