Poll: Majority wants tax cuts eliminated for wealthy, extended for others

[babylonsister]

Poll: Majority wants tax cuts eliminated for wealthy, extended for others
By Jordan Fabian - 08/20/10 08:10 AM ET


Fifty-one percent of adults believe that the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire for wealthy families, but should be extended for middle- and lower-class families.

A CNN/Opinion Research poll released Friday showed a narrow majority for one option lawmakers are considering for handling the Bush tax cuts, which are set to expire at the end of this year.

Asked which of the following statements comes closest to their view, 51 percent said "those tax cuts should continue for families that make less than 250 thousand dollars a year, but taxes should rise to the previous level for families who make more than that amount."

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/115123-poll-majority-wants-tax-cuts-eliminated-for-wealthy-extended-for-others

[kentuck]

1. 51% ?

Yeah, right!

[babylonsister]

2. Hey, it's cnn. That's high for faux lite maybe. nt

[Dawgs]

3. WTF!! Only 51%. It shouldn't be any lower than 75%.

Americans are stupid and/or ignorant.

[Tippy]

6. Agreed....n/t

[TheKentuckian]

10. The original poll wasn't there but you also have those that want all of them to go

Those folks (like me) might get you to 65% or so for some or all framing.

Unfortunately, we are chock full of economic royalists and cult like devotees to our national secular religion but most people get that this is madness.

[krawhitham]

14. People do not understand

A lot of people assume if taxes are low so is the deficit, yes I understand how stupid that sounds but talking to people they have no concept of how economics works

[MikeW]

19. there are peeps over at freeper that think the rich should have LOWER taxes LOL

[KakistocracyHater]

20. American still think that outright lies spoken on-air would be countered

immediately........& that's not happening.

[jsamuel]

4. 18% said they want all taxes raised back, so that is 69% who want to let them expire on the rich

[BootinUp]

5. So 46-48% have their heads up their you know what

subtract 1-3% very wealthy/greedy....

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[jsamuel]

7. nope, read again, 69% are on the right side of the issue

[LiberalFighter]

8. Remind everyone that those above the $250k will still receive the same

tax cuts of those below $250k.

Everyone married filing jointly will have the first $11,400 exempt from income tax.

Will have the first $16,700 of taxable income after all deductions and exemptions are applied taxed at 10%, the next $51,200 ($16,700 - $67,900) taxed at 15%, the next $69,150 ($67,900 - $137,050) taxed at 25%, and the next $71,800 ($137,050 - $208,850) at 28%.

[flpoljunkie]

11. Thanks for the reminder. People tend to forget how our tax schedule works.

[Aramchek]

9. good, cause that's exactly what's going to happen

[polichick]

12. And a majority wanted a public option. The question is...

...what do those running our biggest corporations want?

[Arkana]

13. Democrats are already committed to making sure this happens.

[Empowerer]

15. Yes, but majority opinion only matters when it comes to curtailing civil rights of others

:sarcasm:

[indepat]

16. Hey, majority of Americans: who gives a freakin' diddle-dy squat what you or yours

think. :P

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. The other 49% must have their savings in off shore banks?

[Clear Blue Sky]

18. 51% isn't much of a majority.

[ZM90]

21. Yeah! Extend them for the middle and lower class and eliminate the

tax cuts for the rich. Rec.