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Public Supports Raising Taxes on Wealthy by 67%-29% (+38) (Original Post) LetTimmySmoke Feb 2012 OP
"We all know this - why don't "they"? Marie Marie Feb 2012 #1
I support a new New Deal where we the people take it all. phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #2
They're asking it in a vacuum. Try re-asking it with the word "Democratic proposal." Selatius Feb 2012 #3
Thanks for posting this polling data, LTS...n/t Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #4

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
1. "We all know this - why don't "they"?
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 02:38 AM
Feb 2012

Oh right - they do - they just don't care what we think. Never mind. Hey Timmy - smoke 'em if you got 'em. Wanna light?

Selatius

(20,441 posts)
3. They're asking it in a vacuum. Try re-asking it with the word "Democratic proposal."
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 02:48 AM
Feb 2012

When you poll people on one single issue and exclude all the political baggage of the rest of the major issues floating around, you get results that may reflect true voter desires, but when you include identity politics into the greater scheme of things, you find plenty of voters who may answer affirmative to the question but will go ahead and vote for the Republican politicians who invariably would vote against the question.

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