Voters Continue To Rate Taxation As Important Issue
Posted Apr 08, 2009 at 9:29 AM by Maurice Berger
A new Rasmussen Reports survey suggests that voters continue to rate taxation as an important issue: "While the economy remains the top issue nationwide, taxes are moving up on the priority list . . . 64% of voters see taxation as very important; it’s highest level in nearly two years. Last month, 61% said taxes were very important to them. Prior to that survey, that number never rose above 60%.Another 26% now see taxes as a somewhat important issue, while only 8% say taxes are not very or not at all important in terms of how they will vote" Significantly for the Obama administration and Congress, 81% of voters say it is important to keep the middle class tax cuts promised in the president's budget.
Rasmussen Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
April 1-4, 2009
| Issue Very Important | |
|---|---|
|
Economy |
85% |
|
Gov't Ethics/Corruption |
77% |
|
Taxes |
64% |
|
Nat'l Security/War on Terror |
64% |
|
Health Care |
62% |
|
Social Security |
62% |
|
Education |
60% |
|
Immigration |
55% |
|
War In Iraq |
44% |
|
Abortion |
40% |
