Conservative economics commentator and former Reagan Treasury official,
Bruce Bartlett, has it:
I have previously posted a table showing that people support raising taxes as part of deficit reduction by a 2-to-1 margin over the Grover Norquist/Club for Growth/Tea Party position that the deficit must be reduced only by spending cuts without a penny of higher taxes.
In light of President Obama's new budget plan, which includes higher taxes, I am posting an updated table, including a poll on Friday showing that three-fourths of people support higher taxes and only 21 percent support the doctrinaire right-wing position.
Can/Should the Budget Deficit Be Reduced with Spending Cuts Alone or Should There Be Some Increase in Taxes? |
Poll | Date | Some/All Taxes | No Taxes/ All Spending |
| 9-16-11 | 74 | 21 |
| 9-14-11 | 48 | 38 |
| 8-26-11 | 69 | 29 |
| 8-10-11 | 66 | 33 |
| 8-10-11 | 63 | 36 |
| 8-9-11 | 68 | 29 |
| 8-4-11 | 63 | 34 |
| 8-2-11 | 60 | 40 |
| 7-26-11 | 68 | 19 |
| 7-25-11 | 56 | 34 |
| 7-21-11 | 64 | 34 |
| 7-19-11 | 66 | 32 |
| 7-19-11 | 62 | 27 |
| 7-18-11 | 69 | 28 |
| 7-14-11 | 67 | 25 |
| 7-13-11 | 73 | 20 |
| 6-9-11 | 61 | 37 |
| 6-9-11 | 59 | 26 |
| 5-13-11 | 64 | 33 |
| 5-12-11 | 61 | 27 |
| 4-29-11 | 76 | 20 |
| 4-25-11 | 62 | 33 |
| 4-22-11 | 66 | 19 |
| 4-20-11 | 62 | 36 |
| 3-15-11 | 67 | 31 |
| 12-12-10 | 62 | 36 |
| 11-26-10 | 65 | 33 |
Average | | 64.5 | 30 |
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