Buffett Rule Supported By Majority Of Americans
The Huffington Post | By Emily Swanson
Posted: 04/13/2012 3:46 pm Updated: 04/13/2012 4:49 pm
According to a new Gallup poll released Friday, a majority of Americans support the proposed Buffett Rule, which would require individuals earning $1 million or more per year to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.
The survey found that 60 percent of adults support enacting such a policy, while 37 percent oppose it.
By significant margins, both independents (63 to 33 percent) and Democrats (74 to 24 percent) supported the measure, a key Obama campaign issue. Republicans opposed it, but by a smaller margin of 54 to 43 percent.
The Gallup survey was conducted April 9 to 12 among 1,016 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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The Huffington Post | By Emily Swanson
Posted: 04/13/2012 3:46 pm Updated: 04/13/2012 4:49 pm
According to a new Gallup poll released Friday, a majority of Americans support the proposed Buffett Rule, which would require individuals earning $1 million or more per year to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.
The survey found that 60 percent of adults support enacting such a policy, while 37 percent oppose it.
By significant margins, both independents (63 to 33 percent) and Democrats (74 to 24 percent) supported the measure, a key Obama campaign issue. Republicans opposed it, but by a smaller margin of 54 to 43 percent.
The Gallup survey was conducted April 9 to 12 among 1,016 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/buffett-rule-majority-support-gallup_n_1424397.html?ref=politics