If Washington is looking for guidance on the fiscal cliff, voters are sending mixed signals. A majority says major spending cuts are necessary to solve the country’s budget woes — that solely raising taxes on the wealthy isn’t enough. Even so, the most popular proposal among voters for reducing the […] Read more »
Public wants compromise to avoid fiscal cliff
An overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress and the Obama White House to reach a deal featuring both tax increases and spending cuts to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, according to the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … The survey – conducted a month after November’s election – […] Read more »
Obama Wins Almost 50% Republicans on Tax Mandate in Poll
President Barack Obama won the public argument over taxes so decisively that almost half of Republicans now say he has an election mandate to raise rates on the rich. Majorities of about 2-to-1 also read the election results as an endorsement of Obama’s pledge to protect Social Security and Medicare […] Read more »
Public Skeptical of Trimming Home-Mortgage Deductions
As Congress and President Obama prepare to cut government spending and increase revenue sufficient to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, Americans are divided on specific revenue-raisers currently under consideration, according to results of the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. The survey shows that, on balance, Americans are open […] Read more »
Americans care about the fiscal cliff – and they back Obama to beat it
… Polling shows that Americans do care about the fiscal cliff, and that they tend to favor solutions floated by the Democratic party. This is in line with whom they trust on the economy at large. [cont.] Harry Enten, The Guardian Read more »
Americans See Fiscal Cliff as Harmful to U.S., Own Finances
At least six in 10 Americans believe key elements of the looming “fiscal cliff” would have a negative impact on the United States as a whole. … In addition to its potential negative impact on the country, 64% of Americans believe the fiscal cliff measures would harm their own personal […] Read more »