Majority Want Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Expire

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/09/10/majority_want_tax_cuts_for_wealthy_to_expire.html

Majority Want Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Expire

A new Gallup poll shows the majority of Americans favor letting the Bush era tax cuts to expire for the wealthy. While 37% support keeping the tax cuts for all Americans, 44% want them extended only for those making less than $250,000 and 15% think they should expire for all taxpayers.

[mediaman007]

1. I noticed right away that the article doesn't indicate

the exact percentage of those wanting the tax cuts for the wealthy to expire. I also notice that they don't share the exact questions. Is that because the questions are loaded so certain results can be guaranteed. I think that every poll that is quoted should contain the questions that were asked. Let us interpret the poll numbers. I think that I can decide if the polling is worthwhile by seeing the questions and the numbers.

I hate polls that feature loaded questions.

[Barack_America]

3. Have another read.

44% + 15% = 59% want them gone in one way or another.

37% want to keep them.

That leaves only 4% who apparently weren't sure.

[mediaman007]

12. I think that the numbers come from different questions.

[Statistical]

8. No it isn't an a or b exclusive question.

there are three options.
a) extended all tax cuts (including rich)
b) extend tax cuts for middle class (excludes rich)
c) extend none of tax cuts (excludes rich & middle class)

a) 37%
b) 44%
c) 15%

Thus those who support allowing tax cuts to expire for rich are b + c (c also wants middle class tax cuts to go too).

Only 37% supports extending the tax cuts for rich. By almost 2:1 majority voters want the tax cuts for rich to expire.

[lonestarnot]

2. We need a fucking poll for that?

:rofl:

[babylonsister]

5. You tell me; how often do people vote against their best interests? nt

[lonestarnot]

7. That question has about the same value as the poll.

[babylonsister]

10. But it's valid; take a gander at the baggers, the ones who

wouldn't for a second give up their SS, yet are against the government. They are deluded, so I was happy to see there are some sensible people still out there.

And how about that 30% that never wavered from their support of idiot son?

[lonestarnot]

13. 30% another lie.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Now if only we can get the dumb ass Senators and Representatives

that want it all extended to see the light. Fat chance.

[L0oniX]

6. Tax cuts on the rich did not get us more jobs. The rich are our enemies.

[lonestarnot]

14. No shit there.

[Cal Carpenter]

19. Here here

and isn't it nice to be able to say that out loud without getting berated for being mean? It's becoming more obvious every day, and anyone who denies it is either one of the extremely wealthy, or has been suckered into protecting the interests of the extremely wealthy against their own better interests.

The only war is the class war.

[fascisthunter]

9. Why the F would we all want them to NOT Expire?

why should I care about some class that has been raping our economy for years and then having the audacity to blame it all on the middle class and the poor. People shouldn't be just angry, they should be ballistic by now!!!! I know many who are and no, they are not liberals but conservative-moderate dems as well as some being republican. This government and its lap dogs better wake up.

[Egalitariat]

11. Of course, a majority would probably also love for the government to seize the wealth from the rich

and give it to them.

And count me amoung that majority.

[Scurrilous]

15. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Hubert Flottz]

16. And this is BTW, what Bush called a "Democracy"

Or was that just another one of his big lies?

[ProdigalJunkMail]

17. no offense...but 'no shit'...this is NOT a surprise...

it is like asking three wolves and one sheep to VOTE on what's for dinner...

sP

[HopeHoops]

18. Yeah, well, the top 1% has more money to buy off Congress than the rest of us combined.

Good fucking luck. Popular opinion is useless. Congress doesn't serve the so called constituents of their elected district - they only serve their REAL constituents - the fuckers with the most money.

[Cleita]

20. The majority wanted Canadian style health care too, but

look what we got. I will be surprised if the Repukes and conservadems don't derail this as well.