other than bloomberg my sample of presidential polls shows the same as yours. Depending on how you sample... Romney may be in the lead a bit or Obama may be in the lead a bit. My sample is just more accurate.
Americans paid the lowest tax rates in 30 years to the federal government in 2009, in part because of tax cuts President Obama sought to combat the Great Recession, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...ry.html?hpid=z3
The pew poll is another bullshit poll. The poll is very crafty it did not reveal its sample size... but I did read this. Which tells us they called more dems than republicans by about 7 to 10 points. ---- The presidential campaignâs dynamics have changed little in recent months, despite the courtâs high-profile health care ruling, a series of subpar job reports and increased campaign activity on the part of both candidates. Independent voters remain evenly divided, 46% support Romney while 45% back Obama. Nearly identical majorities of Democrats (88%) and Republicans (89%) support their partyâs candidate. Obamaâs lead arises from the Democratic Partyâs continuing advantage in party identification among registered voters.
What would you expect with this economy... tax rates are regressive when income goes up. A bad economy creates the inverse. You can be sure the top earners income is down sharply with business destroying policies coming out of washington.
"Regressive" is an opinion, but letting that stand anyway, so what? Does not change the fact that the RATES are the lowest in 30 (possibly more) years.
its an opinion that as income goes up the rate goes up? oh shit... strike that - I realize the problem, I was typing regressive and thinking progressive.
... Part of the skepticism comes from the fact that 66 percent of voters believe that the best thing the government could do to help the economy is to cut spending. But most voters don't believe spending will be cut no matter who wins in November. Additionally, voters overwhelmingly trust their own economic judgment more than they either Romney's or Obama's. Yet there is a larger issue at work here. Politicians and their cheerleaders in the political class assume that the role of government is to manage the economy. Most voters don't. In fact, most think it's more important for the government to protect individual rights than to promote economic growth. That leaves the business of job creation and economic growth to the private sector, a perspective that makes sense to most Americans. Sixty percent believe job growth will come from business leaders who are focused narrowly on trying to help their own businesses grow. Just 24 percent think decisions made by government officials focused on public policy will create more jobs. A politician promising to fix the economy has about as much credibility as a plumber promising to fix your electrical problems. Most voters recognize the importance of government in providing a healthy business environment, but they believe it's the private sector that creates economic growth. They're hoping to find a president who understands that, as well. COPYRIGHT 2012 SCOTT RASMUSSEN http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub...a_s_still_in_the_race_despite_the_bad_economy