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     Budget, Taxes, Economic Policy

See also:  Business | Economic outlook | Obama's ratings on the economy, deficit, etc.

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 20-23, 2012. N=1,185 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Do you feel you pay more than your fair share in federal income taxes, less than your fair share, or is the amount you pay about right?"

1/20-23/12

"What about upper-income Americans? Do you feel upper-income people pay more than their fair share in federal income taxes, less than their fair share, or is the amount they pay about right?"

1/20-23/12

"Federal tax policy now allows capital gains and dividends to be taxed at a lower rate than income from work. Which comes closer to your opinion? You approve of the current policy because you think it encourages investment, which helps the economy and ultimately increases tax revenues. OR, You think capital gains and dividends should be taxed the same as income earned from work because the current policy increases the federal deficit and is unfair to people who don't have money to invest."

1/20-23/12

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,154 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about the nation's economy: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama?"

1/12-17/12

8/2-3/11

"Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about the federal budget deficit: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama?"

1/12-17/12

"Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about creating jobs: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama?"

1/12-17/12

1/15-19/11

"When it comes to dealing with the tough choices involved both in cutting programs to reduce the budget deficit and still maintaining needed federal programs, whose approach do you prefer: the Republicans in Congress or Barack Obama's?"

1/12-17/12

4/15-20/11

"Who do you think is mostly to blame for most of the current federal budget deficit: the Bush administration, the Obama administration, Congress, or someone else?" Options rotated

Bush administration

Congress

Obama administration

Someone else

All of the above (vol.)

Combination (vol.)

Unsure