23 Polls Say People Support Higher Taxes to Reduce the Deficit

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Can/Should the Budget Deficit Be Reduced with Spending Cuts Alone or Should There Be Some Increase in Taxes?
Poll
Date
Some/All Taxes
No Taxes/All Spending
8-10
66
33
8-10
63
36
8-9
68
29
8-4
63
34
8-2
60
40
7-26
68
19
7-25
56
34
7-21
64
34
7-19
66
32
7-19
62
27
7-18
69
28
7-14
67
25
7-13
73
20
6-9
61
37
6-9
59
26
5-13
64
33
5-12
61
27
4-29
76
20
4-25
62
33
4-22
66
19
4-20
62
36
3-15
67
31
12-12
62
36
Average
8-10
65
30

Are you listening, Democrats on the Super Committee?

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