CNN poll: Americans don't like tax cuts for the rich, but approve of the deal

[ProSense]

CNN Poll: Three-quarters approve of new tax cut law

Washington (CNN) - Most Americans like the new tax cut law that President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday, according to a new national poll.

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Forty-eight percent of people questioned in the poll say they approve of the job Obama's doing in the White House, with an equal amount saying they disapprove of how he's handling his duties.

"The president's approval rating is exactly where it was in mid-November before he brokered the tax cut compromise that angered some liberals and conservatives alike," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "But while he has lost some ground with liberals, he has gained support among moderates. That's important if Obama plans to borrow a page from former President Bill Clinton's playbook and try to win re-election by 'triangulating' between the leaders of both parties on the Hill."

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According to the poll, 56 percent of the public say that the bill does too much for wealthy Americans and six in ten don't like extending the tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 or the changes in the estate tax. And less than one in four believe that their personal situation will improve as a result of the tax bill. Only four in ten favor an increase in the federal deficit to pay for tax cut compromise.

But despite those figures, three-quarters of all Americans approve of the tax bill overall, including the extension of jobless benefits for the long term unemployed.

[yourout]

1. A lot of people are going to wake up with a serious hangover in a few years after SS

is systematically destroyed and this bill is were the ball really gets rolling.

[ProSense]

3. Social Security

is not going to be destroyed. The claim that a payroll tax holiday will destroy Social Security is bogus.

[yourout]

5. Just like the NAFTA will destroy our factory jobs claim?

Oh wait....

[ProSense]

11. What does NAFTA have to do with a payroll tax holiday?

NAFTA isn't an analogy for every damn thing.

[yourout]

Republican idea signed by Dem President that should know better.

[ProSense]

15. The payroll tax holiday was a Republican idea?

Does Robert Kuttner know that?

[impik]

4. Nice crystal ball you have there. You do Bar Mitzvas too?

[impik]

2. Just like the president. He did what's right for the people, not for himself or the blogosphere

[JuniperLea]

9. Too many are selfish and self centered...

To get pragmatism on such a grand scale.

I had a circular argument about this a few days ago. The end all was someone saying that Obama is only out for getting re-elected and doing all he can to try and persuade Republicans to vote for him. Yeaaaahhhh... riiiiiight... they just love him! :eyes: How the hell is this seen as vote gathering when so many don't get it and are royally pissed off?

The disconnect is ridiculous.

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6. Your headline should read like this:

CNN poll: Americans don't like tax cuts for the rich, but approve of them anyway

[JuniperLea]

12. Pragmatism...

You should look it up.

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14. Caving in...

you should look it up.

[mkultra]

19. democracy

you should look it up

[JuniperLea]

21. Selfishness never got anyone anywhere...

Doing the best thing for the most people is the only real way to go. Yes, there will be screaming... it's like when you give a kid what they need instead of what they want.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need.

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22. I don't need a tax break. But thanks for your concern

[jenmito]

7. That's how Obama feels about it, too. But he wasn't willing to

not get the help for the middle class, so he HAD to pass the tax cut extension for the rich.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Poll: 70% of Americans believe Saddam, 9-11 link

Americans are pretty dumb and easily fooled....

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-09-06-poll-iraq_x.htm


Just sayin....

[ProSense]

10. "Americans are pretty dumb and easily fooled...."

Yeah, they approved of the public option too.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. I don't understand your response

Are you saying Americans aren't easily fooled or they are easily fooled?

[ProSense]

16. Well,

I didn't understand your response either. Saddam and the tax cuts aren't comparable. One is a situation in which the public was given bad information. The other is a situation in which the public knows the difference between a tax cut for the middle class and a tax cut for the rich.

[Cali_Democrat]

18. True

You make a good point.

[stevenleser]

17. I think Prosense is pointing out that what both you and he/she wrote does not necessarily

follow.

[mkultra]

20. owned

using same logic