1. What kind of government are you for? Lower taxes, smaller government, 55%.
2. Is raising taxes a good idea in a bad economy? 69% say this is a bad idea to raise taxes in a bad economy.
3. Should we raise taxes on the rich? 66% say yes.
4. Do you agree with the old adage, "You cannot make the poor rich by making the rich poor." 72% of Americans agree.
5. You're rich if your annual income is $501,000 and over, 25%; $250,000 to 500,000, 20%; $151,000 to $250,000, 13%; $76,000 to $150,000, 18%. Almost 20% say you're rich if you make a dollar over $76,000. 18%.
6. Rich people are most likely to be, A, generous; B, greedy; or C, depends. Generous is at 36%. Greedy is at 36%. Depends is at 25.
7. Are the government actions working? Yes, they would have been a lot worse. 38%. No. Without the action from the government the economy would be the same or even better: 44%.
So, are we confused?
We say we are for a lower taxes, smaller government but raise taxes (on the rich).
We say raising taxes in a bad economy is bad, but go ahead and raise them (on the rich).
We say that you can't make a poor man rich by making the rich man poor, but take the rich man's money anyway.
And nearly one in five of us thinks that anyone making over $75,000 is rich?!??
