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Title: Poll: Huge Majority Of Americans Support Taxing The Rich
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/ ... icans-support-taxing-the-rich/
Published: Oct 11, 2011
Author: Stephen C. Webster
Post Date: 2011-10-11 18:53:08 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 3559
Comments: 10
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote down legislation that would raise tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to pay for a jobs plan that most economists believe would stop the recession, a new poll has surfaced showing just how out of touch those Senators are with mainstream America. According to figures released by Bloomberg and The Washington Post on Tuesday, eight in 10 Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support raising taxes on households earning over $250,000 a year. A full 81 percent of Democrats were behind the plan, along with 67 percent of independents and 53 percent of Republicans. That’s a huge leap in support from December 2010, when a Bloomberg poll found that just 59 percent favored extending the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy Americans. President Obama has since vowed to normalize tax rates between the upper and middle classes, highlighting the dispairity in the percentage paid by lower income people as compared to the top earners. Similarly large majorities also supported major reductions in defense spending, which is far and away the largest discretionary spending the government is engaged in today. Sixty percent of Democrats were in favor of cutting defense, along with 58 percent of independents. Just 34 percent of Republicans favored this course of action. Overall, 81 percent of American adults said they believe that even the middle class will be forced to make sacrifices to reduce the nation’s deficit. However, 83 percent of Americans agreed that cutting Social Security should not be an option. Another 82 percent said cutting Medicare should be off the table. The majority’s views are largely in-line with President Barack Obama’s proposals, which are likely be under-cut by the “super committee” Congress agreed to form in the midst of a budget standoff earlier this year. The committee of 12 will be tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over the next 10 years: a feat nearly impossible without raising government revenues or making massive cuts to social safety nets. Unfortunately for Democrats, Americans are evenly divided on whether re-electing President Obama, or replacing him with any of the Republican candidates, will even make a difference. Just 24 percent said their families finances would be better if Obama wins the 2012 election, versus 24 percent who believe things will improve with a Republican in office. Nearly half, 44 percent, said either outcome would “not make much difference,” according to the poll.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
These guys know who pays them and it isn't the 99%.
BBBWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAA!!!! A bloomberg poll taken clearly on the site of the hippy protest down the street from his home. Fuck you brainshit. I should disappear you but you are alone in providing comical farcical rubbish like this ----without staining my view by feebly answering back my backhands --- - that clearly demonstates the leftard sense of gloom doom "no no puede" that's you all can see coming.
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. (decided to retire the beatdowns on old worthless retread posters that are bozoed)
Yep, and this is exactly the kind of poll that will mean nothing whatsoever on election day. Here is where the left always makes their big mistake... Americans care more about their own lives than others. American's don't believe that other's success comes at their expense. Americans will vote on their own condition and not the condition of others. The envious left just doesn't get it. They never will.
I'd like to know who these economists are and why they think Stimulus Lite will perform some miracle.
You bore me faggot... Begone.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
A bloomberg poll taken clearly on the site of the hippy protest down the street from his home. Heheheh.... I should disappear you but you are alone in providing comical farcical rubbish like this... Brian gets my vote as THE best poster of BS Leftist propaganda at LF. Pity he doesn't appreciate your critiques of him.
Look Mildred!!! NIGGERS!!!! war posted on 2011-10-03 14:29:18 ET
Americans care more about their own lives than others. American's don't believe that other's success comes at their expense. Americans will vote on their own condition and not the condition of others. The envious left just doesn't get it. They never will. Your characterizations of the identity of Americans are *should* catapult the Commie Dems out of the Senate, House, and White House... ...But since nearly 50% don't pay taxes and millions of parasites see the Commie-Dems as "daddy," they retain a foothold in too many offices. If Amnesty wins the day, there will NEVER again be a Republican President - nevermind a conservative.
Look Mildred!!! NIGGERS!!!! war posted on 2011-10-03 14:29:18 ET
Good question...Can't be anyone who's ever owned or run a business. Doesn't 0bama often refer to those economists as "we"? That is until it FAILS epically, then it's "they." The buck stops on the other side of the planet when it come to 0bama - THE most un-accountable, irresponsible human being on the planet.
Look Mildred!!! NIGGERS!!!! war posted on 2011-10-03 14:29:18 ET
Everyone pays payroll taxes, sales taxes, state income taxes, property taxes (as owners or renters), on and on... Yes, 47% of Americans don't pay federal income taxes, but many of them still pay in other ways. A lot of these people don't collect government checks. We need to reach the people who are still paying, but not collecting. It's a larger portion of the population than most people realize.
It's a larger portion of the population than most people realize. I hope so...I wish we could presume common sense, but then I look at the Commie idiots here, at KOS, at DU, and on tee-bee... Our hope is that too many haven't been totally lobotomized by the machine and can be rehabilitated.
Look Mildred!!! NIGGERS!!!! war posted on 2011-10-03 14:29:18 ET
#2. To: BrainShit (#0)
Just 24 percent said their families finances would be better if Obama wins the 2012 election, versus 24 percent who believe things will improve with a Republican in office. Nearly half, 44 percent, said either outcome would “not make much difference,” according to the poll.
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
eight in 10 Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support raising taxes on households earning over $250,000 a year
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote down legislation that would raise tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to pay for a jobs plan that most economists believe would stop the recession, a new poll has surfaced showing just how out of touch those Senators are with mainstream America.
#5. To: e_type_jag (#2)
#6. To: e_type_jag, BrianS (#2)
BBBWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAA!!!!
#7. To: jwpegler (#3)
Here is where the left always makes their big mistake...
#8. To: nolu chan (#4)
I'd like to know who these economists are and why they think Stimulus Lite will perform some miracle.
#9. To: Liberator (#7)
But since nearly 50% don't pay taxes...
#10. To: jwpegler (#9)
We need to reach the people who are still paying, but not collecting.
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