5.20.2008

Tax somebody else ... but give me government services

62% of Voters Prefer Fewer Government Services with Lower Taxes

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would rather have a bigger government with higher taxes. Ten percent (10%) are not sure.

Those numbers have changed little over the past month.

Republican voters overwhelmingly prefer fewer government services—83% of the GOP faithful hold that view while just 13% prefer more government involvement. Democratic voters are evenly divided on this question: 46% prefer more government services, while 43% prefer less government services.

Not surprisingly, conservative voters like less government while liberal voters favor a bigger government. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of politically moderate voters prefer smaller government. A separate survey found that most adults (56%) are worried that the next president will raise taxes too much.


Comment: What most really want ... more services but tax somebody else.

2 comments:

  1. Good comment, JP. The popular sentiment around Democratic MN is to tax the rich. Personally, I believe much of it literally comes from greed and envy. "I'm not as successful as them, so let's tax them to death to make it more fair."

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  2. Welcome, daniel! Now this board has 4 readers: JP, you, Mr. Bike, and me.

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