Posted on 04/11/2012 9:39:35 AM PDT by Howard Morrison
Should Taxes Be Raised on the Rich to help the economy. Freep this poll (needs it badly). 64% say yes! Middle right of the page.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
Giving more taxes to the government, no matter through what method, hurts the economy in all cases. Government wastes our money and our time.
36% Freeped
Yes, the inequality is an outrage. 64%
No, raising taxes isn’t the solution. 36%
We’re in trouble if this many folks are outraged that some earn more than they do!
Typical lame-ass wording of a question in a poll: the statement of the question *assumes* that raising taxes on the wealthy would help the economy.
Much of the principled opposition to the Obama/Buffet tax is that it would “hurt* the economy.
The actual question should be: “Which would be a more effective means to remove $100 billion from the federal deficit: reduce federal spending or increase taxes on the very wealthy?”
So, 64% support more THEFT, so long as the money is being taken from someone else!
All “Tax” IS theft, your money is being taken by Gov. Org. stooges with guns.
At least a street thug puts himself at risk of your resisting, his “Collection” is direct and much more efficient.
Should taxes be hiked for the very rich to help the economy?
Yes, the inequality is an outrage.
64%
No, raising taxes isn’t the solution.
36%
Thank you for voting.
* 24178 votes
26000 + votes and the percentages haven’t changed. Would suspect that it’s not going to change either!
You should all read the comments after the article....comments do NOT match the poll
One of the primary causes of world war 2 was the fact that the national socialists quickly depleted the supply of wealthy German businessmen and had to start looting other nations to support themselves.
34% is about right, which is the percent of the population THAT ACTUALLY PAYS TAXES.
How in the hell does raising taxes on ANYONE help the economy?
I suspect the vote is rigged with the percentage they (democrat supporters) want. The comments are heavily for “nothing is stopping them from writing a check” and against the silly “Buffett” rule.
“When you rob Peter to pay Paul... you can pretty much count on the cooperation of Paul”
Maybe at the poll site, the author might consider explaining exactly how raising taxes helps the economy.
63% yes, 37% no.
Not bad a 1% change with the high number of votes
If I thought raising taxes on the rich would actually HELP the economy, I’d probably be for it.
The problem is that it will HURT the economy. So the question is false, and will not give a useful poll result.
..rigged poll, they had it in their minds as 2 to 1 FOR RAISING....nothing is going to change it
why don’t YAHOO have another poll asking if Warren Buffet should paid the billion dollars he owns in back taxes?
want to help the economy? cut taxes
want to help the dollar? cut the debt
how do you cut debt? cut spending BELOW tax revenues
yea.... that’s some real rocket science there
Yes the inequality is an outrage a natural outcome of a free market economy.
"No, raising taxes isn’t the solution" -- CUTTING THE OUTRAGEOUS SPENDING IS THE SOLUTION, YOU YAHOO IDIOTS!
(Had to put "outrage" in its proper place)
Should taxes be hiked for the very rich to help the economy?
Yes, the inequality is an outrage.
63%
No, raising taxes isn’t the solution.
37%
36899 votes
Taxesould be levied on all wage earners who do not pay their fair share nor shoulder their portion of the burden
If money is so dear then there can be public service in lieu of paying taxes.
If all the wealthy people who ever lived in the U.S. paid all their wealth over to the Obama Administration, it would still fall short of the money this bastard has already endebted us to.
This needs reminding:
At about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a Scottish history professor at The University of Edinburgh) had this to day about “The Fall of the Athenian Republic some 2000 years prior:
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship.”
“The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage.”
I’m STUNNED that a Yahoo! poll would lean toward the occupiers/communists. STUNNED I tell you. /s
Answer: NO. Cut spending and stop giving away money to the undeserving: countries, corporations, or those who think they are entitled.
Answer: NO. Cut spending and stop giving away money to the undeserving: countries, corporations, or those who think they are entitled.
NO! We need to take away Hussein’s check writing privileges to our enemies. Add in all his family and friends’ vacations and we’d be in the black again.
IMHO there should have been a check question to follow a “Yes” answer - “How many middle class or poor people have offered you a full time job?”
The unwashed and poorly educated masses, actively encouraged by the LMSM have no understanding when it comes to the economy (”Money from Obama’s stash”) much less what it takes to meet a payroll. But then, that is the type of people who will vote liberal-progressive-socialist-dimocrat every time.
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If it was known that lowering taxes across the board would bring in more total tax revenue by generating more domestic economic activity but that the wealthy would still benefit from those tax cuts, would you be in favor or opposed?
The libtards and economic ignoramuses (even assuming they understood the question) would still be overwhelmingly opposed.
I’ve believed for a long time that all income should be taxed equally which in the end would reduce earned income tax rates.
Why are businessmen required to pay 35% on business income while billionaire financiers and hedge fund managers who passively invest pay only 15%? Why are those taking withdrawals from IRA’S paying higher rates than hedge fund managers?
Tax free municipal bond interest should be phased out too as it has become a boondoggle for crooked municipal authorities. Another segment that needs phased out because it is crooked and abused are non-profit tax free businesses.
Remove exceptions and make it all the same and that would reduce the earned income tax rate which in the end is what America should encourage.
At ~165,000 total votes, this one isn’t going anywhere. Too bad, but evil wrong headedness has won this one.
Yes, I’m a good little socialist product of the public schools, and everyone knows that the inequality is an outrage.
64%
No, raising taxes has been proven over and over again to decrease revenues to the treasury.
36%
164,874 votes
Rich = evil (unless you are buffet or soros)
There’s a reason for the parable about “the goose that laid the golden egg”. This has happened before.
I just get the yahoo home page...no poll.
Doubtless.
Changed to a Zimmerman poll now.
Yahoooooo was a lost cause anyhow.
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