Americans still more likely to say Obama will increase taxes
October 31, 2008
After two consecutive weeks of a tit-for-tat over tax policy between John McCain and Barack Obama, Americans continue to favor Obama over McCain on taxes, but Obama’s edge is only 6 percentage points, smaller than it was in mid-October.More ...
Majority do say money and wealth should be more evenly distributed
October 30, 2008
A majority of Americans (58%) say money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people, although slightly less than half (46%) go so far as to say that the government should redistribute wealth by “heavy taxes on the rich.”More ...
McCain economic plan more likely to repel than attract voters
October 8, 2008
Voters are most likely to cite Barack Obama’s economic plans and his opposition to the Iraq war as factors that make them more likely to vote for him. John McCain’s biggest plus is his support for the 2007 Iraq troop surge. Relatively few voters say the candidates’ races will be a factor in their vote.More ...
While 53% of Americans think Barack Obama would increase their federal income taxes, Americans are more likely to say Obama (48%) would better handle the issue of taxes than John McCain (43%).
One-third expect a federal income tax increase in a McCain presidency
August 26, 2008
Even amid the current weakness of the U.S. economy and the global financial crisis, 52% of independents believe Barack Obama will increase their federal taxes if he is elected president and 34% believe John McCain will do the same if he is elected.More ...
Rebates went to 78% of middle-income Americans and about 70% of those 30 or older
August 4, 2008
Some two weeks after the economic stimulus rebate program ended, two in three Americans reported that they received a tax rebate this year, with the highest percentage among those in the middle-income segment of American society.More ...
Americans who have received a tax rebate are just as pessimistic about the economy and worried about money as those who have not yet received a rebate.
Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows 28% of Americans have received their rebates
May 21, 2008
Tax rebates have done nothing to bolster consumer confidence, with 87% of those who have received a rebate saying the economy is getting worse, and 86% of those who have not received one holding an identical view.More ...
Lower- and middle-income Americans join Republicans in favor of gas-tax holiday
May 13, 2008
By a margin of 54% to 42%, Americans favor suspending the federal gas tax for the summer, and the majority in favor increases to a 65% to 30% margin among lower-income households.More ...
