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Rasmussen: Americans Favor Taxing the Rich

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    Scott Rasmussen of Rasmussen Reports on the latest data associated with higher taxes.

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Latest poll from Rasmussen shows that 57%.

Of voters -- gave up raising taxes on people making more than two and and 50000 dollars a year.

Joining us now of course Scott Rasmussen from Rasmussen Reports.

Is that number 57% of is that up or down -- it since before the election.

It's not just a little bit but what we're seeing is Democrats overwhelmingly support the concept unaffiliated voters tend to support it.

Two out of three Republicans don't.

And -- I think the most fascinating part of it all is that people don't see this as a path to reducing the deficit only 19%.

Think that raising these taxes is the way to reduce the deficit.

It's a fairness issue in the minds of most Americans that the way again soul -- it -- us.

Issue they've -- it for -- I want more of it because the government needs the money so it's.

You know that's the way it is easy beats up on the -- that's what it is is that.

Well that's part of -- now here's the other part that I find really interesting.

Among those -- 100000 dollars or more past say it's okay we can we can -- -- -- a little bit more.

However what we said okay is a better to raise rates or cut those deductions.

People who make more than a 100000 dollars Europe adamantly opposed to having their personal deductions removed or phased out.

They're much more comfortable and increase in the rates.

Do you have any figure -- on people making more than 250000.

Dollars a year who would Napolitano and they just haven't yet we don't have -- under the good enough sample on that -- so we're not sure -- -- -- give you some numbers on that.

If you look overall what we -- know in general.

Is that people who are in the lower or middle income categories are more resistant to tax hikes than people were a little bit more.

Because people were a little bit more can afford and that is their attitude as well as there's lower income people's view.

I think that the administration the Democrats are gonna grab this report this 57%.

And say look.

We gonna do this we are gonna raise tax rates on the rich I mean if you look at your entire uphold that they gonna use this as as ammunition if you like to do it.

And I think you've got another poll.

That looks at the likelihood of whether we get a deal this fiscal cliff deal by January because what's the number that.

51%.

Say it's at least somewhat likely we get a deal 42% say it's not.

Now most people -- somewhere in between only 15%.

Say it's very likely only 14% say not all likely.

-- about seven out of ten Americans are saying I'm not really sure I think it's going one way or the other.

And the other thing that they're very confident about.

Is even if we get a short term fiscal cliff deal hardly anybody expects a longer term deal to rein in entitlements spending or military spending.

I was pretty grim outlook Scott Rasmussen thank you very much and -- appreciated thanks Stuart you know.

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