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Budget, Taxes, Economic Policy (p. 12)

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Sept. 27-29, 2008. N=1,271 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the economy?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/27-29/08	22	74	3
	4/10-13/08	28	70	3
	1/30 - 2/1/08	30	67	3
	1/9-12/08	28	69	3
	12/6-9/07	34	63	3
	9/27-30/07	37	61	3
	5/29 - 6/1/07	40	57	3

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 12-16, 2008. N=1,133 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Many of the tax cuts passed in 2001 were temporary and are set to expire in a few years. Should those tax cuts be made permanent or should they be allowed to expire?"
						.
		Made Permanent	Allowed to Expire	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/12-16/08	42	36	5	17
	1/18-21/07	39	39	7	15

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). Aug. 15-18, 2008. N=approx. 500 registered voters nationwide. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
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"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling the economy?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/15-18/08 RV	25	68	7
	7/18-21/08 RV	23	72	5
	6/6-9/08 RV	21	73	6
	4/25-28/08 RV	21	73	6
	3/7-10/08 RV	28	66	6
	1/20-22/08	29	64	7
	1/07	40	53	7
	1/06	39	54	7
	1/05	47	47	6
	1/04	49	45	6
	1/03	44	49	7
	1/02	63	27	10
	4/01	52	27	21

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. N=808 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Bush is doing in each of these areas? Handling the economy."
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/4/08	21	73	6

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. June 19-23, 2008. N=1,233 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Would you say the country is better off because of George W. Bush's economic policies than when he became president almost eight years ago, or worse off, or is the country about the same as it was then?"
						.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/19-23/08	9	75	12	4

Quinnipiac University Poll. May 8-12, 2008. N=1,745 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.4.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/8-12/08	20	75	4

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. May 1-8, 2008. N=2,208 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/1-8/08	23	72	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 28-30, 2008. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, President Bush and the Democrats in Congress passed an economic stimulus package earlier this year that will provide a tax rebate check of several hundred dollars to most American families. Based on what you have read or heard about this package, do you think it does enough to help economic conditions, does too much, or does not do enough?"
					.
		Does Enough	Does Too Much	Does Not Do Enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/28-30/08	13	3	82	2
					.
"As you may know, most taxpayers will receive a rebate check of several hundred dollars from the federal government sometime in the next few months. If you receive a tax rebate, what will you do with that money: spend it on something you need, spend it on something you want but do not need, put it in the bank, invest it or use it to pay off bills?"
					.
			%
	Pay bills		45
	Put it in the bank		22
	Spend on something need		17
	Spend on something don't need		7
	Invest it		6
	Won't get a tax rebate (vol.)		2
	Unsure		1

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 25-27, 2008. N=664 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"The government is about to send out tax rebates of up to $600 to people at certain income levels. This would be in addition to any tax refunds people receive from their income taxes this year. Do you think these tax rebate checks will help stimulate the economy, or not?"
					.
		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/25-27/08	41	56	3
					.
"Do you expect to receive a tax rebate check this year?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/25-27/08	75	19	6
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	Asked of those expecting to receive a tax rebate check: "What do you expect to do with the tax rebate money you receive? Will you spend it, use it to pay bills, or save or invest it?"
					.
		Pay Bills	Save or Invest	Spend It	Something Else (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/25-27/08	51	27	18	1	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 10-13, 2008. N=1,197 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, the government is making payments to most workers of several hundred dollars and providing new tax breaks for businesses in order to stimulate the economy. Do you think this will or will not be enough to avoid or soften a recession?"
					.
		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/10-13/08	17	79	4
					.
"Thinking ahead to the next presidential election, do you think a Democratic or a Republican president would do a better job handling the economy?" Options rotated
					.
		Democratic	Republican	Depends (vol.)	No Difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/10-13/08	55	34	2	6	4

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. April 7-9, 2008. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"And when it comes to the economy, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Mixed	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/7-9/08	27	70	2	1
	3/3-5/08	31	67	1	1
	2/4-6/08	29	68	2	-
	1/7-9/08	33	64	2	1
	12/3-5/07	36	60	3	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 14-16, 2008. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, most taxpayers will receive a rebate check of several hundred dollars from the federal government sometime in the next few months. If you receive a tax rebate, what will you do with that money: spend it, save or invest it, pay off bills, or donate it to charity?"
					.
		Spend	Save or Invest	Pay Off Bills	Donate to Charity	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/14-16/08	21	32	41	3	2

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Feb. 4-6, 2008. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"How much confidence do you have in [see below]'s ability to turn around the country's economy . . . ?"
					.
		A Great Deal	Some	Only a Little	No Confidence At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	The Federal Reserve
	2/4-6/08	10	45	31	11	3
					.
	The U.S. Congress
	2/4-6/08	8	33	37	21	1
					.
	President Bush
	2/4-6/08	7	21	29	42	1
					.
"People have suggested various ways that the government could act to try to fix the economy. How much do you think each of the following would help fix the country's economic problems: a great deal, some, only a little, or no help at all? . . ."
					.
		A Great Deal	Some	Only a Little	No Help at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Pulling out of Iraq
	2/4-6/08	48	20	13	18	1
					.
	Increasing spending on domestic programs like health care, education, and housing
	2/4-6/08	43	27	16	14	-
					.
	Cutting taxes
	2/4-6/08	36	32	18	13	1
					.
	Putting more money into the hands of poor people
	2/4-6/08	29	27	26	17	1
					.
"As you may know, the President and Congress are considering providing tax rebate checks of several hundred dollars to people to help improve the economy. If you receive a tax rebate, what will you do with the money? Will you pay off bills, save or invest it, spend it, or donate it to charity?"
					.
		Pay Off Bills	Save or Invest It	Spend It	Donate It
		%	%	%	%
	2/4-6/08	45	32	19	4

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 1-3, 2008. N=1,192 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"As you may know, President Bush and the Democrats in the House of Representatives have proposed an economic stimulus package that would provide a tax rebate check of several hundred dollars to most American families. Based on what you have read or heard about this package, do you think it does enough to help economic conditions, does too much, or does not do enough?"
					.
		Does Enough	Does Too Much	Does Not Do Enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/1-3/08	23	4	70	3

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008. N=1,249 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Which political party -- the Democrats or the Republicans -- do you trust to do a better job handling [see below]?" Parties rotated
						.
		Democrats	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	The economy
	1/30 - 2/1/08	52	33	2	10	3
	12/6-9/07	51	33	2	9	5
	10/29 - 11/1/07	50	35	3	9	4
	9/27-30/07	51	33	2	11	3
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	The federal budget deficit Half sample
	1/30 - 2/1/08	52	31	2	10	6
	9/27-30/07	52	29	2	12	5
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	Taxes Half sample
	1/30 - 2/1/08	48	40	1	8	4
	10/29 - 11/1/07	46	40	2	8	4
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"As you may know, Bush and congressional leaders are planning payments to most workers of several hundred dollars and new tax breaks for businesses in order to stimulate the economy. Do you think this will or will not be enough to avoid or soften a recession?"
						.
		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/1/08	28	67	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 20-22, 2008. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."
						.
		Democratic Party	Republican Party	About the Same	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Dealing with the economy"
	1/20-22/08	43	25	21	8	3
	7/9-11/07	41	26	17	12	4
						.
	"Reducing the federal deficit" Half sample, MoE ą 4.4 (Form A)
	1/20-22/08	42	20	17	15	6
	7/9-11/07	43	18	14	21	4
						.
	"Getting the country out of a recession" Half sample, MoE ą 4.4 (Form B)
	1/20-22/08	41	25	22	8	4
						.
	"Dealing with taxes" Half sample, MoE ą 4.4 (Form A)
	1/20-22/08	36	31	17	12	4
	7/9-11/07	36	27	14	18	5
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"Do you think Congress should or should not pass a tax cut as a way to help stimulate the U.S. economy?" Half sample, MoE ą 4.4 (Form A)
						.
		Should	Should Not	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/20-22/08	59	26	7	8
	3/01	66	23	6	5
						.
"Please tell me which of the following statements comes closer to your point of view when it comes to tax cuts. Statement A: Federal tax cuts have been worth it, because they have helped strengthen the economy by allowing Americans to keep more of their own money. Statement B: Federal tax cuts have NOT been worth it, because they have increased the deficit and caused cuts in government programs." Half sample, MoE ą 4.4 (Form B)
						.
		Worth It	Not Worth It	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/20-22/08	42	45	8	5
	10/8-10/05	39	53	4	4
	3/31 - 4/3/05	38	54	4	4
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"Now here are some things that the federal government could do to help boost and improve the economy. Please tell me how much impact you think each one would have in helping the economy: a great deal of impact, quite a bit of impact, just some impact, or not much impact. . . ."
						.
		A Great Deal	Quite a Bit	Just Some	Not Much	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Lowering taxes for middle- and lower-income taxpayers only"
	1/20-22/08	40	18	28	12	2
						.
	"Lowering taxes for all taxpayers"
	1/20-22/08	31	17	28	22	2
						.
	"Continuing to raise the minimum wage"
	1/20-22/08	32	14	28	24	2
						.
	"Stopping and freezing all subprime mortgage foreclosures for ninety days and creating an automatic rate freeze on subprime mortgages for at least five years"
	1/20-22/08	28	15	27	18	12
						.
	"Extending and broadening unemployment insurance to help Americans who are having difficulty finding work"
	1/20-22/08	29	13	36	19	3

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Jan. 18-22, 2008. N=1,541 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Which do you think is more effective in stimulating the nation's economy: an economic agenda focused on returning money to taxpayers through tax cuts, or an economic agenda focused on spending on such issues as health care and education?"
					.
		Tax Cuts	Spending	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	45	41	14
	Democrats	26	56	18
	Independents	47	40	13
	Republicans	66	24	10
					.
"As you may know, economic forecasts predict that the economy will slow considerably this year. I am going to read some of the temporary measures the government is considering to stimulate the economy. Please tell me which one, if any, you think would be the most effective. Would it be maintaining George W. Bush's tax cuts beyond 2010, or a one-time tax rebate of $800 for an individual or $1,600 for a family, or temporary tax breaks for business, or government spending on public projects such as roads and bridges?"
					.
		One-time Tax Rebate	Tax Cuts Beyond 2010	Government Spending	Business Tax Breaks	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/18-22/08	27	19	16	10	28

Fortune Magazine poll conducted by Abt SRBI. Jan. 14-16, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Here are some proposals to help the economy. For each one, please tell me whether you favor or oppose it. Let's start with [see below]."
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Tax cuts just for low and middle income people"
	1/14-16/08	76	21	2
					.
	"Limiting rate increases on adjustable rate mortgages to keep them more affordable"
	1/14-16/08	75	21	3
					.
	"Increasing government spending on things like public-works projects to help create jobs"
	1/14-16/08	67	31	3
					.
	"Helping people who can't afford their mortgages by suspending foreclosures on houses until the economy gets better"
	1/14-16/08	55	39	6
					.
	"Expanding unemployment benefits and providing additional weeks of benefits"
	1/14-16/08	55	41	4
					.
	"Extend the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003"
	1/14-16/08	53	37	10
					.
	"Tax cuts for business"
	1/14-16/08	51	44	6
					.
"Regardless of which political party you support, which party -- the Democrats or Republicans -- would do a better job of keeping the economy healthy?" Options rotated
					.
		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-16/08	45	35	9	2	8

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 6-9, 2007. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"When it comes to dealing with the tough choices involved in deciding on the federal budget for next year, whose approach do you prefer: the Democrats in Congress or President Bush?"
					.
		Democrats In Congress	President Bush	Neither (vol.)	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/6-9/07	49	24	23	3	2

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 17-23, 2007. N=2,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.5.
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"Which comes closer to your view about the tax cuts passed under President Bush over the past few years? All of the tax cuts should be made permanent. Tax cuts for the wealthy should be repealed, while others stay in place. OR, All of the tax cuts should be repealed."
						.
		All Made Permanent	Repeal Cuts For Wealthy	Repeal All Tax Cuts	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/17-23/07	24	31	30	15

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Sept. 27-30, 2007. N=1,114 adults nationwide.
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the federal budget deficit?" Half sample
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/27-30/07	27	64	9
						.
"Which political party -- the Democrats or the Republicans -- do you trust to do a better job handling the federal budget deficit?" Parties rotated. Half sample.
						.
		Democrats	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/27-30/07	52	29	2	12	5

CBS News. June 26-28, 2007. N=836 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Members of Congress sometimes add provisions to legislation that include government spending projects for their own home states and districts, sometimes known as 'earmarks' or 'pork.' Do you think this practice is generally acceptable or not acceptable?"
						.
		Acceptable	Not Acceptable	It Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/26-28/07	23	67	3	7

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. April 5-9, 2007. N=1,373 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"As you may know, President Bush's tax cuts are scheduled to expire in 2010. Those who want to make the tax cuts permanent say they stimulate the economy and provide more long term growth. Those who oppose making the tax cuts permanent say they increase the budget deficit at a time when billions of dollars are being spent on the war in Iraq. Are you in favor of, or opposed to, making Bush's tax cuts permanent?" Options rotated
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/5-9/07	44	41	15

CBS News Poll. Jan. 1-3, 2007. N=993 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"With the Democrats in control of Congress, do you think your taxes will go up, go down or stay about the same?"
						.
		Go Up	Go Down	Stay Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/1-3/07	39	8	48	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 9-12, 2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide.
						.
"I'm going to read you some positions that someone running for Congress could take. For each one, please tell me whether you would be more likely to vote for a candidate for Congress who takes this position, less likely to vote for this candidate, or would it not make a difference to you either way? . . ."
						.
		More Likely	Less Likely	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"Favors repealing the estate tax" Registered voters, half sample (Form A)
	6/9-12/06	48	18	27	7
						.
	"Favors making the recent capital gains tax cuts permanent" Registered voters, half sample (Form B)
	6/9-12/06	41	24	25	10

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. May 11-12, 2006. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling certain aspects of his job. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling [see below]?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
					.
	"The federal budget deficit"
	5/11-12/06	19	70	11
	1/8-9/04	32	53	15
					.
	"Taxes"
	5/11-12/06	39	56	5
	1/8-9/04	45	47	8

USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 28-30, 2006. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"As you may know, members of Congress sometimes insert provisions, known as 'earmarks,' into bills that direct federal spending to projects in their home states or districts. What should Congress do about the practice of earmarking? Should it significantly restrict the ability of members to place earmarks in bills, allow members to place earmarks in bills as they do now but require full disclosure of it, or not change the rules on earmarking?" Options rotated
						.
		Significantly Restrict	Require Full Disclosure	No Change	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/28-30/06	41	41	11	7

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 4-5, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think the amount you have paid or will pay in taxes this year is more, less or about the same amount you paid last year?"
						.
		More	Less	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/4-5/06	32	9	52	7
						.
"How much of the money you pay in taxes do you think is spent on government programs that you personally favor and support . . . ?"
						.
		Almost All	Some	Not Much	None	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/4-5/06	7	36	34	11	12
						.
"After federal taxes are collected from the American public, do you think Congress thinks of the money more as taxpayer money to spend carefully or as their money to spend as they wish?"
						.
		Taxpayer Money	Their Money	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/4-5/06	10	80	3	1	6

Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 4-8, 2006. Adults nationwide.
					.
"In recent years, President Bush and Congress have made major cuts in federal income tax rates. Do you approve or disapprove of these tax cuts?" N=748, MoE ą 4 (Form 1)
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/4-8/06	50	38	12
	1/05	51	41	8
					.
"As you may know, in 2001 President Bush and Congress significantly reduced taxes on investment income such as capital gains and profits from stock dividends. In your view, should these tax cuts be extended into the future, or not?" N=755, MoE ą 4 (Form 2)
					.
		Extended	Not Extended	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/4-8/06	50	35	15

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 6-10, 2005. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Considering what the president and Congress need to deal with, do you think reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority, important but lower priority, not too important or does it not need to be addressed this year?"
						.
		Top Priority	Lower Priority	Not Too Important	Doesn't Need To Be Addressed	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/05	42	38	6	10	4
	3/05	39	46	6	5	4
						.
"Would you favor or oppose [see below] as a way to reduce the budget deficit?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Raising taxes"
	10/6-10/05	26	70	4
	3/05	31	66	3
						.
	"Lowering defense and military spending"
	10/6-10/05	36	58	6
	3/05	35	60	5
						.
	"Lowering domestic spending"
	10/6-10/05	47	41	12
	3/05	54	35	11
						.
"And do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party could do a better job of reducing the federal budget deficit?"
						.
		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/05	29	47	6	10	8

Gallup Poll. April 4-7, 2005. Adults nationwide.
						.
"Which do you think is the worst tax, that is, the least fair: federal income tax, federal Social Security tax, state income tax, state sales tax, or local property tax?" Form A (N=503, MoE ą 5)
		Federal Income	Social Security	State Income	State Sales	Local Property
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/4-7/05	20	10	7	17	42
						.
"Which do you think is the worst tax, that is, the least fair: federal income tax, federal Social Security tax, state income tax, state sales tax, or local property tax?" Options rotated. Form B (N=507, MoE ą 5).
		Federal Income	Social Security	State Income	State Sales	Local Property
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/4-7/05	20	12	14	14	35

NBC News poll conducted by Blum & Weprin Associates. April 3-5, 2005. N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
						.
"When it comes to who pays what in taxes, do you think the federal income tax system is basically fair or basically unfair?" Options rotated
						.
		Fair	Unfair	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	40	54	6
						.
"Which tax system would you prefer: a system like the one we now have, with higher rates for people with higher incomes, or a flat tax with the same rate for everyone and no deductions allowed?" Options rotated
						.
		Current System	Flat Tax	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	55	39	6
						.
"How good a job do you think the IRS does in enforcing the tax laws so that everyone pays what they should pay? Would you say it does an excellent job, a good job, not too good a job, or a poor job of enforcing the tax laws so that everyone pays what they should pay?"
						.
		Excellent	Good	Not Too Good	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	4	48	28	14	7
						.
"Do you think corporations pay more than their fair share, less than their fair share, or just about their fair share in federal income taxes?"
						.
		More	Less	Fair	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	4	54	31	11
						.
"There have been a number of incidents in which the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) is alleged to have behaved unethically or treated people unfairly during audits. Do you believe that these were isolated incidents, or is this something you think occurs fairly regularly?"
						.
		Isolated	Fairly Regularly	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	42	43	15
						.
"In your dealings with the IRS do you feel you have been treated fairly or unfairly, or have you not had enough experience with the IRS to say?"
						.
		Fairly	Unfairly	Can't Say
		%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	49	5	46
						.
"Do you think you pay more than your fair share, less than your fair share, or just about your fair share in federal income taxes?"
						.
		More	Less	Fair	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	35	2	61	3
						.
"Which of the following best describes how you do your income taxes? You prepare and file them well ahead of the April 15 deadline. You prepare and file them at the last minute. Or, You get an extension from the IRS."
						.
		Well Ahead	Last Minute	Get an Extension	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	76	19	4	2
						.
"Do you think most people cheat on their taxes, many people cheat on their taxes, only a few people cheat on their taxes, or do you think almost no one cheats on their taxes?"
						.
		Most People	Many People	A Few People	Almost No One	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/3-5/05	9	30	51	4	7

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 29-30, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"In general, do you think taxes for most Americans are too high, too low, or about right?"
						.
		Too High	Too Low	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29-30/05	56	4	32	8
						.
"And thinking about your personal situation, do you think the taxes you pay are too high, too low, or about right?"
						.
		Too High	Too Low	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/29-30/05	54	3	40	3
						.
"When it comes to paying taxes, which bothers you more -- how much you pay in taxes or how the government spends your taxes?"
						.
		Amount Paid	How Spent	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/29-30/05	12	71	13	3	2

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 24-28, 2005. N=1,111 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Many of the tax cuts passed in 2001 were temporary and are set to expire this year. Should those tax cuts be made permanent or should they be allowed to expire?"
						.
		Made Permanent	Allowed To Expire	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	43	40	4	13
	Republicans	62	25	3	10
	Democrats	30	53	4	13
	Independents	41	40	5	14
						.
	Trend:
	1/14-18/05	47	40	4	9
						.
"How serious a problem do you think the budget deficit is for the country right now: very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious?"
						.
		Very Serious	Somewhat Serious	Not Too Serious	Not At All Serious	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/24-28/05	52	38	8	1	1

Los Angeles Times Poll. Jan. 15-17, 2005. N=1,033 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"As you may know, President Bush has passed income tax cuts totaling more than one trillion dollars over the last four years. These tax cuts will expire unless extended by Congress. Do you think Congress should make the tax cuts permanent, or should Congress allow the tax cuts to expire?"
						.
		Make Permanent	Allow To Expire	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-17/05	54	35	11
						.
"Generally speaking, who do you think has been helped more by the tax cut: rich people, middle income people or poor people?"
						.
		Rich	Middle Income	Poor	All (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/15-17/05	58	25	5	5	7
						.
"Which do you think is more effective in stimulating the nation's economy: an economic agenda focused on returning money to taxpayers through tax cuts, or an economic agenda focused on reducing the federal deficit and paying down the national debt?" Options rotated
						.
		Tax Cuts	Reducing Deficit/Debt	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-17/05	46	45	9
						.
"Which do you think is more effective in stimulating the nation's economy: an economic agenda focused on returning money to taxpayers through tax cuts, or an economic agenda focused on spending for improvements to the country's infrastructure such as roads, bridges and schools?" Options rotated
						.
		Tax Cuts	Spending	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-17/05	34	60	6
						.
"As you may know, President Bush has said that reforming the tax code will be one of his top priorities during his second term. Do you think Bush should reform the tax code, or not?"
						.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-17/05	59	24	17

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Nov. 3-5, 2004. N=844 registered voters nationwide.
					.
"If you had to choose, would you prefer balancing the budget or cutting taxes?" Half sample (Form A)
					.
		Balance Budget	Cut Taxes	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/04	66	31	3
	3/04	61	36	3
					.
"If you had to choose, would you prefer balancing the budget or spending more on education, health care and economic development?" Half sample (Form B)
					.
		Balance Budget	Spend More	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/04	44	55	1
	3/04	36	62	2

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 2-5, 2004. N=1,029 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think the tax cuts which Congress passed and George W. Bush signed into law have mostly helped the U.S. economy, have had no effect, or have mostly hurt the U.S. economy in the past year?" Options rotated
		Mostly Helped	No Effect	Mostly Hurt	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	1/04	41	35	20	4

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Harris Interactive. Dec. 30, 2003-Jan. 1, 2004. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"Do you think U.S. companies that use off-shore tax shelters should be eligible for U.S. government contracts or don't you think they should be eligible for U.S. government contracts?"
		Eligible	Not Eligible	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	1/04	25	58	17

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2003. N=981 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Which do you think is better way to improve the national economy: cutting taxes or reducing the federal budget deficit?"
						.
		Cut Taxes	Reduce Deficit	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9-10/03	28	59	2	11
	5/27-28/03	32	55	2	11
	5/9-12/03	31	58	2	9
	4/03	32	54	3	11
	1/03	36	56	2	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Sept. 23-24, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think the 2003 tax cuts have helped your family's finances this year?"
						.
		Have Helped	Have Not Helped	Unsure	Didn't Receive (vol.)
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	30	61	6	3

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. July 14-Aug. 5, 2003. N=2,528 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.
					.
"In recent years, President Bush and Congress have made two major cuts in federal income tax rates. Do you approve or disapprove of these tax cuts?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7-8/03	54	37	9

The Harris Poll. June 10-15, 2003. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"The Congress passed and the President has signed a new tax cut. Overall do you think this tax cut was a good or bad thing?"
						.
		ALL	Republicans	Democrats	Independents
		%	%	%	%
	Good thing	50	70	38	47
	Bad thing	35	16	51	39
	Not sure	14	14	11	14
						.
"Do you think the tax cut is generally fair as to how it is divided between the rich, middle class or poor, or is it generally unfair?"
						.
		ALL	Republicans	Democrats	Independents
		%	%	%	%
	Generally fair	34	53	24	31
	Generally unfair	54	32	67	59
	Not sure	13	15	9	10
						.
"Do you think that the tax cut will help the [see below] a lot, some, only a little or not at all?"
						.
		A Lot	Some	Only a Little	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"The rich"	42	30	12	6	10
	"The middle class"	11	39	31	11	8
	"Low-income workers"	13	21	28	32	7
						.
"How much do you think you and your family will benefit from the tax cut: a lot, only a little or not at all?"
						.
		ALL	Republicans	Democrats	Independents
		%	%	%	%
	A lot	8	8	5	6
	Only a little	51	60	45	51
	Not at all	34	25	43	35
	Not sure	7	7	6	9

						.
"In the long run do you think the tax cut will strengthen or weaken the economy?"
						.
		ALL	Republicans	Democrats	Independents
		%	%	%	%
	Strengthen	45	69	29	39
	Weaken	36	17	53	37
	Neither (vol.)	8	4	7	12
	Not sure	11	9	11	12

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 3-4, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the economic policies being passed by the Congress?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/03	39	38	23
						.
"Last week, President Bush signed a new 350 billion dollar tax cut package. Do you think the new tax cuts will help your family's finances this year?"
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/03	35	59	6
						.
"Do you think the new 350 billion dollar tax cut package will help or hurt the nation's economy?"
		Help	Hurt	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/03	48	33	7	12

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. May 30-June 1, 2003. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Thinking now about taxes: Do you think the tax cuts recently signed into law by George W. Bush were a good idea or a bad idea at this time?"
		Good Idea	Bad Idea	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5-6/03	47	43	10
					.
"Do you think the new tax cut law will or will not help your family's financial situation?" Form A (N=514, MoE ą 5)
		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5-6/03	35	56	9
					.
"Do you think the new tax cut law will or will not help the U.S. economy?" Form B (N=505, MoE ą 5)
		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5-6/03	47	47	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 20-21, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"In general, do you think the 2001 tax cuts have helped or hurt the nation's economy?"
		%	.
	Helped	37	.
	Hurt	38	.
	Mixed (vol.)	11	.
	Not sure	14	.
			.
"The Bush Administration had proposed a $726 billion tax cut package. It now looks like Congress will settle on a $400 billion dollar tax cut plan. Will you be happy if Congress passes a $400 billion dollar tax cut package?"
		%	.
	Yes	56	.
	No	28	.
	Not sure	16	.
			.
"Do you think a $400 billion dollar tax cut package will help stimulate the nation's economy?"
		%	.
	Yes	46	.
	No	40	.
	Not sure	14	.

Los Angeles Times Poll. April 2-3, 2003. N=745 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
					.
"The Senate has reduced President Bush's tax cut in half to 350 billion dollars over the next 10 years. Supporters of the tax cut say that it would stimulate the economy and provide more long-term growth. Opponents of the tax cut say the new tax cuts would not stimulate the economy and would increase the deficit at a time when Bush is requesting an additional 75 billion dollars in immediate funding to finance the war in Iraq. Do you think the U.S. can or cannot afford a 350 billion dollar tax cut under these circumstances?"
					.
		Can Afford	Cannot Afford	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	29	57	14
	Democrats	19	73	8
	Independents	34	51	15
	Republicans	43	44	13
					.
"Do you think the 350 billion dollar tax cut should still go through even if that means money will have to be taken out of Social Security funds to pay for other government programs as a result, or do you think the tax cuts should not go through if that is the case?"
					.
		Should Go Through	Should Not Go Through	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	12	82	6
	Democrats	8	91	1
	Independents	17	76	7
	Republicans	20	70	10

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). March 29-30, 2003. N=501 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.4.
			.
"Thinking about the war in Iraq and the recent economic slowdown, which of the following statements comes closer to your view? Congress should pass President Bush's tax cut plan because it is needed to stimulate economic growth. OR, Congress should not pass President Bush's tax cut plan because the federal budget is now in deficit and the costs of the war are unknown."
		%	.
	Should pass tax cut	38
	Should not pass tax cut	52
	Not sure	10

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. March 27, 2003. N=508 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5.
					.
"As you may know, Bush has proposed a 726 billion dollar tax cut over the next 10 years. The Senate has voted to reduce that to 350 billion dollars in order to help pay for the war, reduce the deficit and shore up the Social Security fund. Do you support or oppose this reduction in Bush's proposed tax cut?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/03	65	29	6
					.
	If support reduction in proposed tax cut: "Would you support or oppose eliminating the tax cut entirely?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/03	45	50	5

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Feb. 24-26, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"As you may know, George W. Bush announced a series of economic proposals earlier this year. Based on what you have read or heard, do you favor or oppose Bush's economic plan?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/24-26/03	45	40	15
	1/31 - 2/2/03	51	39	10
	1/23-25/03	46	38	16
	1/10-12/03	42	37	21

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Jan. 23-25, 2003. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Now, we'd like to ask you a couple of questions about the federal budget. First, which of these statements do you think best describes the fact that the U.S. will have federal budget deficits for the foreseeable future: it is a crisis, it is a major problem, it is a minor problem, or it is not a problem at all?" Options rotated
		Crisis	Major Problem	Minor Problem	Not a Problem	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/23-25/03	11	56	28	2	3
						.
"How much do you blame George W. Bush for the federal budget deficits: a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all?"
		Great Deal	Moderate Amount	Not Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/23-25/03	18	29	31	19	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"What is the maximum percentage of a person's income that should go to taxes -- that's all taxes, state, federal and local? Out of every dollar, what's the highest percentage anybody should have to pay?"
		1/03	3/01	3/99
		%	%	%
	Less than 20%	53	52	65
	21-30%	25	27	24
	31-40%	6	7	3
	41-50%	1	1	1
	51-60%	-	-	-
	Whatever the government wants to take	1	1	1
	Not sure	14	12	6
					.
"Based on what you know about the economic plan President Bush proposed last week, do you think the President's proposed tax cuts are fair or unfair to people like you?"
		%
	Fair	38
	Unfair	42
	Not sure	20

Los Angeles Times Poll. Dec. 12-15, 2002. N=1,305 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
		ALL	Demo- crats	Indepen- dents	Repub- licans
		%	%	%	%
Order of the following two questions was rotated: "Which do you think is more effective in stimulating the nation's economy: [rotate] an economic agenda focused on returning money to taxpayers through tax cuts, OR an economic agenda focused on reducing the federal deficit and paying down the national debt?"
	Tax cuts	45	35	47	60
	Reducing deficit and debt	44	54	44	35
	Don't know	11	11	9	5
					.
"Which do you think is more effective in stimulating the nation's economy: [rotate] an economic agenda focused on returning money to taxpayers through tax cuts, OR an economic agenda focused on spending for improvements to the country's infrastructure such as roads, bridges and schools?"
	Tax cuts	39	29	35	53
	Infrastructure spending	53	63	60	40
	Don't know	8	8	5	7
					.
"Do you think President Bush's tax cut of more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years is a good thing for the nation's economy, or is it a bad thing for the nation's economy, or will it have no effect on the nation's economy one way or the other?"
	Good thing	40	22	38	67
	Bad thing	26	38	29	9
	No effect	19	24	20	12
	Don't know	15	16	13	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Dec. 7-9, 2002. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
			.
"Which comes closer to your view? The President and Congress need to adopt a set of policies to stimulate the economy. OR, The economy is recovering on its own and we do not need government programs to stimulate the economy."
		%
	Need to stimulate economy	64
	Economy recovering on its own	28
	Depends (vol.)	4
	Not sure	4
			.
"Which do you think would help most at this point: trying to stimulate the economy with tax cuts, trying to stimulate the economy with additional spending on domestic programs, or do you think that neither tax cuts nor additional domestic spending are necessary at this point?" Form A (N=500)
		%
	Stimulate with tax cuts	29
	Stimulate with additional spending	20
	Neither are necessary	42
	Not sure	9

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Nov. 20-24, 2002. N=996 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think the government can reduce the federal budget deficit and cut taxes at the same time?"
		Can	Cannot	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	11/02	42	48	10
						.
"If you had to choose, would you prefer reducing the federal budget deficit or cutting taxes?"
		Reducing Deficit	Cutting Taxes	Both (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	11/02	45	44	4	7
						.
"Overall, do you think the tax cuts enacted in 2001 have been good for the nation's economy, bad for the economy, or haven't they made much difference one way or the other?" Half sample (N=488)
		Good	Bad	Not Much Difference	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	11/02	20	12	61	7
						.
"From what you have heard so far, who do you think has benefited the most from the tax cuts: rich people, poor people, or middle income people?" Half sample (N=488)
		Rich	Poor	Middle Income	All Three (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/02	62	3	20	3	12
						.
"The tax cuts passed in 2001 are scheduled to take effect over a nine year period and then taxes will go back to where they were before the tax cuts. Which comes closer to your view: (1) the country should continue cutting taxes right now and should consider making all the tax cuts permanent; OR, (2) the country should not continue to cut taxes right now and not consider making the tax cuts permanent?" Half sample (N=488)
		Consider Making Permanent	Shouldn't Consider Making Permanent	Keep Cuts/ Don't Make Permanent (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	11/02	45	44	1	10
						.
"When the tax cuts were passed, there was a budget surplus. Do you think using a significant portion of the budget surplus to cut taxes was the best thing to do, or would it have been better to have spent the money on programs like Social Security and Medicare?"
					%
	Using for tax cuts was the best thing				23
	Better to have spent on Social Security/Medicare				69
	Don't know				8

Investors Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Aug. 5-9, 2002. N=903 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.3.
			.
"Some members of Congress have suggested that taxes be increased or that tax cuts that are scheduled to take effect be partly revoked to help the economy. Do you agree or disagree with this approach?"
		%
	Agree	42
	Disagree	53
	Not sure	4

ABC News.com Poll. April 10-14, 2002. N=1,043 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Out of every dollar the federal government collects in taxes, how many cents do you think are wasted?"
		MEAN Amount	None (vol.) %	All (vol.) %	No Opinion %
	4/02	47 cents	n/a	n/a	13
	4/00	46 cents	4	4	4
	1/98	56 cents	1	3	9
	1/95	51 cents	1	3	7
						.
"In enforcing the nation's tax laws, would you say the Internal Revenue Service is too harsh on average people, about right, or not tough enough?"
		Too Harsh	About Right	Not Tough Enough	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	4/02	44	43	7	6
	2/98	61	29	4	5

Associated Press Poll conducted by ICR. March 22-26, 2002. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Thinking about the federal income tax cuts Congress passed last year, do you expect your taxes to go down a lot, go down a little, or not go down at all?"
		%
	Go down a lot	4
	Go down a little	36
	Not go down at all	54
	Don't know	6
			.
"Do you expect to get a tax refund this year or will you have to pay more money than the amount withheld from your paycheck?"
		%
	Get a refund	59
	Have to pay	27
	Retired/Don't pay taxes (vol.)	4
	Don't know	10
			.
"Would you be willing to give up some deductions to make the tax system simpler, or would you not be willing to give up some deductions?"
		%
	Willing	36
	Not willing	53
	Don't pay taxes (vol.)	2
	Don't know	10
			.
"Generally speaking, when politicians talk about tax cuts, do you think those tax cuts are aimed at helping you or helping someone else?"
		%
	Helping me	15
	Helping someone else	80
	Don't know	5
			.
"Would you be more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who thought it was more important to cut taxes, or for a congressional candidate who thought it was more important to balance the budget?"
		%
	Cut taxes	23
	Balance the budget	72
	Don't know	5

The Gallup Poll. Jan. 7-9, 2002. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Thinking about the economy: In general, do you prefer the Republicans' or the Democrats' approach to deal with the country's current economic problems?"
		Repub- licans'	Demo- crats'	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/02	43	37	3	8	9
	12/01	44	35	4	5	12
						.
"As you may know, Congress is considering a bill to stimulate the economy. In this bill, do you think most of the money should be spent on new tax cuts, or do you think most of the money should be spent on increased government spending on such things as benefits for recently unemployed workers and construction projects?"
		New Tax Cuts	More Spending	Both/ Neither (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	1/02	41	46	8	5
	11/01	32	56	7	5
						.
"As you may know, Congress passed a tax cut last year. Some of the tax cuts were scheduled to go into effect this year. Just your opinion, should Congress postpone or repeal the tax cuts, or go ahead with the tax cuts as planned?"
		Postpone/ Repeal	Go Ahead	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	1/02	28	67	5

Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Nov. 7-11, 2001. N=920 adults nationwide.
					.
"Now I am going to read different actions the government could take to stimulate the economy. As I read each one please tell me if you favor or oppose the action. Okay? How about [see below]?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Increasing the minimum wage to stimulate the economy"
		75	23	2
					.
	"Increasing infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy, e.g., building or improving roads, bridges and railroads, etc."
		72	22	6
					.
	"Cutting federal income taxes to stimulate the economy"
		66	31	4
					.
	"Cutting capital gains taxes to stimulate the economy"
		61	28	11

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Nov. 9-11, 2001. N=809 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
			.
"Which of the following options do you think should receive greater emphasis in an economic stimulus plan? Option A: Extend unemployment benefits and help pay health care premiums for laid-off workers and fund public works programs to create jobs. OR, Option B: Provide tax cuts for individuals to stimulate spending and especially for businesses to encourage investment and create jobs."
		%
	Option A: Extend benefits, fund public works	43
	Option B: Tax cuts for individuals and businesses	50
	Not sure	7

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Sept. 27-28, 2001. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Which of the following, if any, would you personally favor to try to stimulate the economy and avoid a long recession? Would you favor or oppose [see below]?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Major new government spending for security and infrastructure improvements, and to help New York City"
		89	8	3
					.
	"Accelerated depreciation for new buildings and equipment that would reduce taxes for many businesses"
		61	26	13
					.
	"Cutting capital gains taxes on profits from the sale of real estate, stocks and other investments"
		54	32	14
					.
	"Another tax rebate to almost all Americans who pay income taxes, as large or larger than the last one"
		42	50	8

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Aug. 24-26, 2001. N=814 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
						.
"As you may know, the federal government currently has a budget surplus, which means the government takes in more money than it spends. Recent reports indicate that the size of the federal budget surplus has decreased by more than $100 billion since April of this year. Please tell me whether you think each of the following is very responsible, somewhat responsible, not very responsible, or not responsible at all for the decrease in the budget surplus. How about [see below]?"
		Very	Some- what	Not Very	Not At all	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	George W. Bush	33	39	11	13	4
	The Republicans in Congress	24	47	12	10	7
	The Democrats in Congress	15	46	18	13	8
						.
"Do you think the decrease in the budget surplus is a very serious problem, somewhat serious, not very serious, or not a serious problem at all?"
		%
	Very serious	34
	Somewhat serious	39
	Not very serious	15
	Not serious at all	10
	No opinion	2
						.
"What do you think is more likely to happen to the federal budget by next year: the government will have a budget surplus, or the government will have a budget deficit?"
		%
	Surplus	40
	Deficit	54
	No opinion	6
						.
"Do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and problems? The federal budget."
		%
	Republican Party	44
	Democratic Party	45
	No opinion	11

The Gallup Poll. Aug. 16-19, 2001. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Finally, as part of the tax cut that became law earlier this year, the federal government is sending checks for about $300 to $600 to most people who paid taxes this year. Do you think that the new tax cut law will be a good thing for the country, will not make much difference, or will be a bad thing for the country?"
		8/16-19	7/19-22
		%	%
	Good thing	36	40
	Not much difference	44	39
	Bad thing	17	18
	No opinion	3	3
				.
"Just your opinion: Do you think the tax cut should have been bigger than it was, smaller than it was, or was it about right the way it was passed into law?"
		%
	Bigger	29
	Smaller	17
	About right	47
	No opinion	7

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. July 26-30, 2001. N=1,352 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.5.
			.
"As you may know, Congress has approved a tax cut of nearly one-point-four trillion dollars over the next 10 years. In general, do you think this tax cut will be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or won't it make much difference?"
		%
	Good	37
	Bad	20
	Won't make much difference	42
	No opinion	1
			.
"Do you think this tax cut will or will not leave enough money to keep the federal budget balanced and provide enough money for programs such as Social Security, education and health care?"
		%
	Will	45
	Will not	52
	No opinion	3

The Gallup Poll. April 6-8, 2001. N=1,025 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"All in all, which of the following best describes how you feel about doing your income taxes: you love it, you like it, you dislike it, or you hate it?"
		4/01	4/00
		%	%
	Love it	3	3
	Like it	21	15
	Dislike it	35	39
	Hate it	31	32
	None of these (vol.)	6	9
	No opinion	4	2

CBS News Poll. April 4-5, 2001. N=660 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
						.
		ALL	Repub- licans	Demo- crats	Indepen- dents
		%	%	%	%
"Some lawmakers are saying there will be a budget surplus in the coming years. If that happens and you had to choose among the following things, how would you like the money to be used: 1. To cut income taxes; 2. To pay down the national debt; 3. To preserve programs like Medicare and Social Security; OR, 4. Something else?"
	Cut income taxes	21	40	7	22
	Pay down debt	14	12	15	13
	Preserve Medicare/Social Security	47	30	65	44
	Something else (vol.)	8	5	5	12
	Combination (vol.)	8	11	8	6
	Don't know	2	2	0	3
						.
"Given the way things are going right now, do you think a large tax cut would be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or wouldn't it make much difference one way or the other?"
	Good for economy	38	62	24	35
	Bad for economy	20	8	28	21
	Wouldn't make much difference	37	28	41	38
	Don't know	5	2	7	6
						.
"Do you favor or oppose George W. Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut for the country over the next 10 years?"
	Favor	51	78	31	51
	Oppose	37	12	60	34
	Don't know	12	10	9	15
						.
"Do you favor or oppose the tax cut proposed by the Democrats in Congress, which is smaller than George W. Bush's, but would take effect immediately?"
	Favor	43	18	60	43
	Oppose	37	63	25	32
	Don't know	20	18	15	25
						.
"Who do you think is more likely to have a tax plan that is fair to people like you: George W. Bush or the Democrats in Congress?"
	Bush	38	82	13	32
	Democrats in Congress	45	10	79	38
	Both (vol.)	1	0	0	3
	Neither (vol.)	4	3	3	5
	Don't know	12	5	5	22
						.
"Do you think it is possible or not possible to preserve programs like Social Security and Medicare, increase spending on education, AND implement the $1.6 trillion income tax cuts George W. Bush has proposed -- at the same time?"
	Possible	44	67	25	44
	Not possible	44	19	65	43
	It depends (vol.)	2	5	2	1
	Don't know	10	9	8	12
						.
"If Bush's proposed tax cut is adopted, do you think it will or will not make a significant difference in the amount of money you have after taxes?"
	Will	36	45	28	36
	Will not	58	51	69	55
	Don't know	6	4	3	9
						.
"From what you've heard so far, who do you think would benefit most from George W. Bush's tax cut plan: rich people, poor people, or middle-income people?"
	Rich people	55	26	81	52
	Poor people	4	5	2	5
	Middle-income people	26	48	11	25
	Rich and middle (vol.)	1	1	2	0
	Poor and middle (vol.)	1	1	1	1
	Everybody (vol.)	7	13	1	8
	No one (vol.)	1	0	0	1
	Don't know	5	6	2	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 28-29, 2001. N=905 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Based on what you know about it, do you favor or oppose President Bush's proposal for a 1.6 trillion dollar tax cut over the next 10 years?"
		Favor	Oppose	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/28-29/01	55	33	12
	3/14-15/01	55	32	13
	2/7-8/01	54	29	17

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. March 22-25, 2001. N=903 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Which of these do you think should be the top priority for any surplus money in the federal budget: cut federal income taxes, put it toward reducing the national debt, strengthen the Social Security system, or increase spending on other domestic programs such as education or health care?"
		3/01	2/01
		%	%
	Education/Health care spending	37	35
	Strengthen Social Security	24	25
	Cut federal income taxes	20	22
	Reduce the national debt	18	17
	No opinion	1	1
				.
"As you may know, Bush has proposed cutting taxes by one-point-six trillion dollars over 10 years. Do you think this tax cut is too big, too small or about right?"
		%
	Too big	36
	Too small	10
	About right	48
	No opinion	6
				.
"As you may know, the federal government is forecasting a budget surplus of five-point-six trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Just your best guess, do you think that budget surplus is a realistic expectation, or unrealistic?"
		%
	Realistic	26
	Unrealistic	69
	No opinion	5
				.
"Would you support or oppose a proposal to reduce the tax cut in future years if the federal budget surplus turns out to be lower than expected?"
		%
	Support	68
	Oppose	28
	No opinion	4
				.
"Do you think the tax cut Bush has proposed would benefit you personally, or not?" If "Yes": "Do you think it would benefit you a great deal, or only somewhat?"
		%
	Would -- a great deal	11
	Would -- only somewhat	37
	Would not	49
	No opinion	2

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners. March 21-22, 2001. N=1,025 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
				.
"Based on what you have heard or read, do you favor or oppose George W. Bush’s tax cut plan?"
				.
		3/01	2/01
		%	%
	Favor	51	49
	Oppose	40	36
	Not sure	9	15

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. March 9-11, 2001. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Thinking for a moment about taxes: As you may know, on Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a plan to cut federal income taxes that had been proposed by President Bush. Do you approve or disapprove of that vote?"
		%
	Approve	61
	Disapprove	33
	No opinion	6
						.
"Now, the Senate will consider the tax cut plan passed by the House. Do you think the Senate should pass the tax cut plan substantially as the House passed it; pass the tax cut plan, but only with major changes; or reject the tax cut?"
		%
	Pass as House passed it	41
	Pass with major changes	35
	Reject the tax cut	17
	No opinion	7
						.
"Looking ahead to the debate on the tax bill in the U.S. Senate, would you favor or oppose each of the following changes to the tax cut plan passed by the House? How about . . . ?"
		Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	"Significantly lowering the total amount of the tax cuts"
		59	36	5
						.
	"Stopping the tax cuts if it looks like they will create a budget deficit in the future"
		63	33	4
						.
	"Adjusting the plan so that more of the tax cuts go to lower income taxpayers"
		75	22	3
						.
"Do you think the federal government has enough money for education and Social Security, paying down the federal debt, as well as the tax cut which the House of Representatives passed on Thursday?"
		%
	Yes	51
	No	43
	No opinion	6
						.
Asked of Form A (N=530, MoE ą 5): "If the tax cut plan is enacted, how likely is it that each of the following would happen: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely? How about . . . ?"
		Very Likely	Some- what Likely	Not Too Likely	Not At All Likely	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	"It would cause a federal budget deficit"
		23	33	23	16	5
						.
	"It would take money away that is needed to protect Social Security"
		33	23	21	19	4
						.
	"It would mostly benefit the rich"
		47	28	12	10	3
						.
Asked of Form B (N=485, MoE ą 5): "If the tax cut plan is enacted, how likely is it that each of the following would happen: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely? How about . . . ?"
		Very Likely	Some- what Likely	Not Too Likely	Not At All Likely	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	"It would provide you and your family money to spend and save"
		28	34	19	18	1
						.
	"It would provide others in the country money to spend and save"
		31	42	14	11	2
						.
	"It would help the economy"
		29	39	17	11	4

The Los Angeles Times Poll. March 3-5, 2001. N=1,449 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Do you think President Bush’s policies will make the country’s economy stronger over the next four years, or will they make the economy weaker, or will the economy remain about where it is today?"
		%
	Stronger	33
	Weaker	22
	Remain about where it is	33
	Don't know	12
			.
"During the presidential campaign George W. Bush proposed using the budget surplus for an across-the-board tax cut of $1.6 trillion over the next 10 years for all taxpayers as part of his economic program, rather than a targeted tax cut for low- and middle-income families. Do you approve or disapprove of Bush’s tax cut proposal?"
		%
	Approve	52
	Disapprove	40
	Don't know	8
			.
"Do you think using the budget surplus for a $1.6 trillion tax cut over the next 10 years is a good thing for the nation’s economy, or is it a bad thing for the nation’s economy, or will it have no effect on the nation’s economy?"
		%
	Good	43
	Bad	25
	No effect	19
	Don't know	13
			.
"Do you think you or your family would get additional income from the proposed tax cut or not?" If "Yes": "What would you personally do with the additional income you would receive from a tax cut? Would you put all of it in savings, or would you use all of it to buy things for yourself or your family, or would you do a little of both?"
		%
	Would not get income	48
	Put all in savings	8
	Use all to buy things	7
	A little of both	26
	Don't know	11
			.
"Generally speaking, who do you think would be helped more by the tax cut: rich people, middle-income people, or poor people?"
		%
	Rich	53
	Middle-income people	19
	Poor people	11
	All (vol.)	10
	Don't know	7
			.
"George W. Bush has proposed a tax cut of $1.6 trillion and eliminating about two-thirds of the national debt over the next 10 years, which is about $2 trillion. Democrats say the tax cut should be about half as big with more money devoted to spending on domestic programs such as Medicare and education and reducing the debt. Which comes closer to your view?"
		%
	Bush's proposal	30
	Democrats' proposal	55
	Neither (vol.)	4
	Don't know	11
			.
"Which one of these statements comes closer to your view? [Rotate:] The government should pay down as much of the national debt with most of the budget surplus as it can over the next 10 years. OR, The government should pay down a smaller amount of the national debt to leave money from the budget surplus for tax cuts and spending in areas like education and Medicare."
		%
	Pay down debt	35
	Tax cuts/Spending	58
	Don't know	7
			.
"President Bush proposed to limit the growth of federal spending next year to four percent, slightly above the rate of inflation and much less than government spending has grown in the last few years. [Rotate:] Bush says that this limit of growth to four percent is enough money to fund priorities like education and medical research while preventing spending from growing too fast. Democrats say Bush’s proposal to limit growth to four percent is imposing cuts in needed programs in order to pay for his $1.6 trillion tax cut. Which argument comes closer to your view?"
		%
	Bush's argument	44
	Democrats' argument	38
	Don't know	18

Reuters/Zogby Poll. Feb. 27-28, 2001. N=601 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 4.
				.
"President Bush has proposed a $1.6 trillion tax cut. Do you support or oppose such a cut?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27-28/01	51	39	10
	2/9-14/01	57	33	10

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. Feb. 21-25, 2001. N=1,050 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Which of these would you prefer: [rotate] a large tax-cut plan that provides an across-the-board tax cut for everyone, OR a smaller tax cut plan that provides targeted tax cuts mainly for lower- and middle-income people?"
		%
	Large tax cut	43
	Smaller tax cut	53
	No opinion	4
			.
"As you may know, Bush has proposed cutting taxes by one-point-six trillion dollars over 10 years. Do you think this tax cut would or would not leave enough money to keep the federal budget balanced and provide enough money for programs such as Social Security, education and health care?"
		%
	Would	40
	Would not	42
	No opinion	18
			.
"Do you think the tax cut Bush has proposed would mainly benefit lower-income people, middle-income people, upper-income people, or all people about equally?"
		%
	Lower	4
	Middle	8
	Upper	47
	All about equally	33
	No opinion	8

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 14-19, 2001. N=1,513 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
Split sample (N=728, MoE ą 4.5): "As you may know, the federal government now has a budget surplus. In your opinion, which ONE of the following should be done with the available money? Should the money be used [rotate] for a tax cut; to pay off the national debt more quickly; for increased spending on domestic programs such as health, education, and the environment; or to help make the Social Security and Medicare programs financially sound?"
			2/01	2/00
			%	%
	Social Security and Medicare		37	44
	Domestic programs		23	24
	Tax cut		19	12
	Pay off national debt		17	18
	Don't know		4	2
					.
Split sample (N=785, MoE ą 4.5): "Now thinking specifically about the debate over taxes: Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush's tax proposal?"
		%
	Approve	43
	Disapprove	34
	Don't know	23
					.
"People have differing views on why we should cut taxes. In your view, what's the better reason for a national tax cut? To provide tax relief for people like yourself or to stimulate the economy to prevent a recession?"
			%
	To provide tax relief		32
	To stimulate the economy		49
	Both (vol.)		10
	Neither/No good reason (vol.)		5
	Don't know		4
					.
"If George W. Bush's tax bill becomes law, do you think the tax cuts will generally be fair to everyone, or will the tax cuts mainly benefit some people much more than others?"
			%
	Generally fair		26
	Benefit some more than others		65
	Other (vol.)		1
	Don't know		8
					.
	Asked of those who answered "Benefit some more than others" (N=1,001): "Who will mainly benefit from the tax cuts: the wealthy, the middle class, or the poor?"
		%
	Wealthy	79
	Middle class	12
	Poor	4
	Other (vol.)	1
	Don't know	4

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 8-9, 2001. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"As you may know, the federal budget now has a surplus -- which means the government in Washington collects more money from taxes and other sources than it spends. In general, would you prefer to see the federal surplus used MAINLY to cut people's taxes, or to pay down the federal debt and make Social Security and Medicare more financially solvent?"
		%
	Cut taxes	28
	Pay down debt, etc.	65
	Neither/Other (vol.)	2
	Don't know	5
						.
"Considering talk that the U.S. economy may be headed toward recession, do you think Bush should continue to push hard for across-the-board tax cuts, or compromise in favor of more limited tax cuts?"
		%
	Push hard	37
	Compromise	52
	Delay/Reject tax cut (vol.)	1
	Don't know	10
						.
"If the across-the-board tax cuts Bush proposes are passed into law, how much effect -- if any -- do you think they will have in improving the economy and avoiding recession: a major effect, a minor effect, or no effect at all?"
		%
	Major effect	24
	Minor effect	54
	No effect at all	15
	Don't know	7
						.
"Please tell me how much you think each of the following groups would be helped financially by the proposed Bush tax cuts. What about [see below]? Do you think this group would be helped a lot, somewhat, only a little, or not at all?"
		A Lot	Somewhat	A Little	Not at all	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	Wealthy families	58	21	11	6	4
	Middle income families	19	36	32	10	3
	Poor families	21	23	29	23	4
	People like you	16	33	28	20	3
						.
"We're interested in people's views on the accuracy of recent projections about the size of the federal budget surplus -- about 6 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Do you feel it is PRETTY SAFE to rely on these projections in making decisions about government spending and tax policy, OR do you think there is a good chance that the surplus will be A LOT LOWER than has been projected?"
		%
	Pretty safe to rely on	18
	Good chance a lot lower	70
	Don't know	12

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 7-8, 2001. N=901 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"How likely do you think it is that Congress will pass a major tax cut this year?"
		%
	Very likely	25
	Somewhat likely	39
	Not very likely	20
	Not at all likely	10
	Not sure	6
			.
"Some people say a major tax cut would help families by spurring economic growth, while other people say it would hurt families by decreasing the funds available for programs such as education and health care. Which is closer to your view? Would a tax cut help families or hurt families?"
		%
	Help families	54
	Hurt families	28
	Mix (vol.)	9
	Not sure	9
			.
"Which of the following do you think would be better for the country: if the government decides how to spend the current budget surplus, or if there are tax cuts and taxpayers decide how to spend it?"
		%
	Government decides	20
	Taxpayers decide	66
	Not sure	14

*NBC News/Wall Street Journal* Poll** conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). June 14-18, 2000. N=1,740 registered voters nationwide.
				.
Asked of half the sample: "The federal government will have a surplus of funds in the next few years. For which one of the following would you like to see the surplus funds used: reducing the national debt, improving funding for needed government programs, or providing an across-the-board tax cut?"
		6/00	1/97
		%	%
	Tax cut	38	34
	Reducing debt	32	41
	Improving funding	22	18
	All (vol.)	3	3
	None/Other (vol.)	4	3
	Not sure	1	1

Bloomberg News Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. May 25-June 4, 2000. N=1,208 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"As you may know, the federal government is running a budget surplus this year. In your opinion, which one of the following should be done with the money from the surplus? Should the money be used to cut federal taxes; to help make Social Security more financially sound; to pay off part of the federal debt; or to spend more on defense, education, health care and other domestic programs?"
		%
	Make Social Security sound	32
	Spend on defense, domestic programs	32
	Pay off federal debt	18
	Cut federal taxes	14
	None of these/Something else (vol.)	2
	Don't know	3

*NBC News/Wall Street Journal* Poll** conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). April 29-May 1, 2000. N=500 registered voters nationwide.
			.
"As you may know, George W. Bush recently proposed a major tax cut plan that reduces the personal income tax rate and eliminates the inheritance tax. "Supporters say that this is a responsible plan because it is paid for by the budget surplus we will have from a growing economy, it stops Washington from more spending because it gives taxpayers back their own money, and it cuts income tax rates for low- and middle-income families. Opponents say that this is an irresponsible plan that will use up the entire budget surplus over five years, will result in major cuts to needed domestic programs such as education, and gives most of the benefits to the wealthiest Americans. "Who do you think has the more convincing case on this matter: the supporters of the tax cut plan or the opponents of the tax cut plan?"
		%
	Supporters more convincing	43
	Opponents more convincing	44
	Neither (vol.)	3
	Not sure	10

*Gallup/CNN/USA Today* Poll**. April 7-9, 2000. Nationwide.
			.
Split sample, Form A (N=487; MoE +/- 5): "What is your overall opinion of the Internal Revenue Service, also known as the IRS? Is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
		%
	Very favorable	5
	Somewhat favorable	35
	Somewhat unfavorable	35
	Very unfavorable	21
	No opinion	4
			.
Split sample, Form B (N=519; MoE +/- 5): "Regardless of how you personally feel about the Internal Revenue Service, also known as the IRS, what kind of job do you think it is doing collecting the nation’s taxes. Do you think it is doing a very good job, a good job, a poor job, or a very poor job?"
		%
	Very good job	8
	Good job	58
	Poor job	21
	Very poor job	7
	No opinion	6

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 5-6, 2000. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Which of the following best describes you during tax season? (1) You dream about spending your tax refund money. (2) You have nightmares about paying what you owe. OR, (3) You can't sleep at all worrying about finishing your return."
			%
	Dream about spending refund		37
	Have nightmares about what you owe		16
	Worry about finishing return		6
	Not sure		41
				.
"If you had a choice, do you think you would rather have a root canal at the dentist, or be audited by the IRS?"
		%
	Root canal	51
	IRS audit	34
	Not sure	15

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Sept. 8-9, 1999. N=904 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"The federal government currently has a budget surplus. Because of the surplus, Republicans want to give money back to the taxpayers in the form of tax cuts while Democrats want to spend the money on social programs. Republicans say the Democrats waste too much money. The Democrats say the Republicans only want to help the rich. From what you've heard about the tax cut debate, who do you think will win the debate: the Republicans or the Democrats?"
		%
	The Democrats	37
	The Republicans	36
	Neither (vol.)	9
	Don't know	18
			.
"How likely do you think it is that congressional Republicans and the President will reach a compromise on tax cuts this year: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?"
		%
	Very likely	10
	Somewhat likely	29
	Not very likely	33
	Not at all likely	21
	Not sure	7
			.
"Would you personally rather see the current federal budget surplus go: mostly to tax cuts, but spend some on social programs; or spend most on social programs, but give some to tax cuts?"
		%
	Mostly tax cuts	37
	Mostly social programs	38
	All tax cuts (vol.)	10
	All social programs (vol.)	3
	Not sure	12
			.
"If the federal budget surplus is spent primarily on social programs, do you think it will do good things for people, or will most of it be wasted?"
		%
	Will do good things	35
	Most will be wasted	56
	Not sure	9
			.
"Which political party’s tax cut proposal do you think will be better for you personally: the Republicans' or the Democrats'?
		%
	The Republicans'	44
	The Democrats'	32
	Not sure	24

*Gallup/CNN/USA Today* Poll**. July 16-18, 1999. N=1,031 adults nationwide. MoE +/- 3.
			.
"Who do you think the Republicans in Congress are most interested in benefiting with their proposed tax cuts: the rich, the middle class, or both about equally?"
		%
	The rich	51
	The middle class	13
	Both about equally	30
	Neither (vol.)	1
	No opinion	5	.
			.
"Who do you think the Democrats in Congress are most interested in benefiting with their proposed tax cuts: the rich, the middle class, or both about equally?"
		%
	The rich	26
	The middle class	33
	Both about equally	32
	Neither (vol.)	3
	No opinion	6	.
			.
"Suppose that a family of four making $50,000 per year were to pay $5,000 per year in federal income taxes. Would you consider that amount of federal income taxes to be too high, about right, or too low?"
		%
	Too high	34
	About right	52
	Too low	10
	Depends (vol.)	1
	No opinion	3

Associated Press Poll conducted by ICR. March 26-30, 1999. N=1,012 adults nationwide.
			.
"Do you think the federal tax system is too complicated, or not?"
		%
	Too complicated	66
	Not too complicated	28
	Don't know	6
			.
"Would you be willing to give up some deductions to make the tax system simpler, or would you not be willing to give up some deductions?"
		%
	Willing to give up deductions	34
	Not willing	56
	Don't know	11
	Refused	1
			.
"Which tax system do you think is fairer: the system we have now, with higher tax rates for people with higher incomes, or a flat tax with the same rate for everyone?"
		%
	Present system	39
	Flat tax	51
	Don't know	9
	Refused	1
			.
"Do you do your own taxes or do you pay to have someone do them for you?"
		%
	Pay someone to do them	56
	Do own taxes	40
	Don't know	2
	Refused	1
			.
"Do you expect to get a tax refund this year or will you have to pay more money than the amount withheld from your paycheck?"
		%
	Expect refund	59
	Will have to pay more	26
	Don't know	10
	Refused	3

The Harris Poll. March 19-23, 1999. N=1,008 adults nationwide.
						.
"Do you think we should keep the existing income tax system, change it but not substantially, or change to a completely different system of income tax?"
		Keep It	Change It A Little	Change To New System	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	21	31	44	5
	Republicans	18	27	50	5
	Democrats	26	33	35	6
	Independents	15	36	47	3
	Income:
	$15,000 or less	32	33	26	9
	$15,001 - $25,000	27	30	42	1
	$25,001 - $35,000	18	38	41	3
	$35,001 - $50,000	23	25	47	5
	$50,001 - $75,000	13	38	49	-
	$75,001 & over	9	32	59	-
						.
"Would you favor or oppose a flat tax whereby everybody, whatever they earned, would pay income taxes on the same percentage of their income over some minimum level?"
		Favor	Oppose	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	60	35	5
	Republicans	68	29	3
	Democrats	46	49	5
	Independents	66	29	5
	Income:
	$15,000 or less	58	37	5
	$15,001 - $25,000	60	36	4
	$25,001 - $35,000	58	38	3
	$35,001 - $50,000	58	37	5
	$50,001 - $75,000	57	40	3
	$75,001 & over	70	30	-
						.
"Would you favor or oppose replacing part of the income tax with a nationwide sales tax?"
		Favor	Oppose	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	34	57	9
	Republicans	36	57	7
	Democrats	31	59	10
	Independents	36	56	8
	Income:
	$15,000 or less	34	58	7
	$15,001 - $25,000	43	54	4
	$25,001 - $35,000	34	61	5
	$35,001 - $50,000	23	66	11
	$50,001 - $75,000	40	57	2
	$75,001 & over	44	52	5

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 10-11, 1999. N=900 registered voters nationwide.
				.
"Which of the following bothers you most about taxes: the large amount you pay in taxes, the complexity of the tax system, or the feeling that some rich people get away not paying their fair share?"
		%
	Large amount you pay	21
	Complexity of the system	26
	Rich people not paying fair share	46
	Not sure	7
				.
"Do you believe politicians when they promise to lower tax rates?"
		%
	Yes	9
	No	87
	Not sure	4
				.
"If you could choose one plan to collect all federal taxes, which federal tax plan would you prefer: a national sales tax, a flat-rate income tax with no deductions, or the current graduated income tax with deductions?"
		3/99	10/97
		%	%
	National sales tax	20	16
	Flat-rate income tax	43	46
	Graduated income tax	27	25
	Not sure	10	13
				.
"If you could choose one person to have audited by the IRS, who would it be: your mother-in-law, your boss, or your congressman?"
		%
	Mother-in-law	3
	Boss	8
	Congressman	68
	Someone else (vol.)	11
	Don't know	10

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