Most Americans say tax rich to balance budget: poll

Reuters ^ | 1/03/11

[Grampa Dave]

Many of us have been telling them, we are out of money for their left wing b$!.

Last year we had a lot of good Americans come over to our side and say “Enough is Enough!”.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Sixty-one percent of Americans polled would rather see taxes for the wealthy increased as a first step to tackling the deficit, the poll showed. The next most popular way — chosen by 20 percent — was to cut defense spending. Four percent would cut the Medicare government health insurance program for the elderly, and 3 percent would cut the Social Security retirement program, the poll showed.”

Not surprising considering nearly half of all Americans pay no federal income taxes. I am hoping that Republican house investigations can help change the perception that taxes are being used rationally by WASHINGTON.

[dfwgator]

Most Americans say tax rich to balance budget: poll

Another sad commentary on the level of education in our public schools.

[BamaBlue]

It looks like they only gave them four choices...yep, that’s a good poll...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/22/60minutes/main7175226_page8.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

[Lakeshark]

Fwiw, here's what most people should say to this pollster:

[RckyRaCoCo]

How about a poll asking if rich liberal hollywood "entertainment" folk, newspaper/TV exec's and lib lawyers should put their money where their mouth is....and submit to, say, a 90% tax?

..for the good of "the children"...they'd still live better than the average...Joe the Plumber.

Understand Streisand herself has/had a multi-million dollar home...just for her artwork. Think of how much good that money could do for the needy, and "the children"?

Throw Wall Street into that 90% bracket....wonder how many people would be surprised to find out that, despite the media's attempt to sway public opinion, Wall Street's run mostly by dem's and dem supporters.

(effing hypocrites)

[Paul Ross]

It is just like when a liar's lips are moving,

So long as they are polling, you know they are skewing and lying.

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent answer, re my question when are pollster lying and skewing the data:

‘It is just like when a liar’s lips are moving,
So long as they are polling, you know they are skewing and lying.’