It appears that Republicans have walked away from a historic opportunity to reduce the deficit because of their obsessive insistance that not one penny come from higher revenues. Recent polls, however, suggest that the American people are not so obstinate and are more than willing to accept some increase in taxes to reduce the deficit. There is a high degree of consistency in every poll I could find on this topic.
Can/Should the Budget Deficit Be Reduced with Spending Cuts Alone or Should There Be Some Increase in Taxes?
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Poll
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Date
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Some/All Taxes
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Spending Cuts Alone
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7-14
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67
|
25
|
|
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7-13
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73
|
20
|
|
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6-9
|
61
|
37
|
|
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5-13
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64
|
33
|
|
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5-12
|
61
|
27
|
|
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4-29
|
76
|
20
|
|
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USC/LA Times (California only)
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4-25
|
62
|
33
|
|
4-22
|
66
|
19
|
|
|
4-20
|
62
|
36
|
|
|
3-15
|
67
|
31
|
|
|
12-12
|
62
|
36
|
|
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Average
|
65
|
29
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