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Poll: Raise taxes on the rich?
Posted: 12.05.2012 at 10:59 PM
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Poll: Raise taxes on the rich?

An AP-GfK poll shows there's clear support for President Barack Obama's insistence on raising taxes on the highest-income Americans. There's also a dwindling preference for cutting government services as the best way to curb budget deficits.

The findings seem to strengthen Obama's hand in his fiscal cliff negotiations with Republicans. The president wants to raise taxes on the rich and cut spending by less than the GOP wants.

In the poll, 48 percent want tax cuts on income exceeding $250,000 to expire in January while continuing them for everyone else. Just 32 percent want to renew the tax cuts for everyone.

More people want to cut government services than raise taxes to reduce federal deficits. But the number with that preference has been dropping since last year.

Tonight in the Daily Pulse we're wondering: Would you support raising taxes on those making more $250,000 per year? Yes or no? Why or why not?

Poll: Raise taxes on the rich?
Would you support raising taxes on those making more $250,000 per year?
Why or why not?

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