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Questions - Taxes and Government Spending - December 9-10, 2014

Voters Say Spending Cuts Help the Economy
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 9-10, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Suppose one candidate for office promised to oppose all tax increases and another said he would raise taxes only on the rich. For whom would you vote?

 

2* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

 

3* Do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

 

4* Generally speaking, do increases in government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

 

5* Do decreases in government spending help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence