Rasmussen Reports Tracking Surveys
500 Interviews per State
Surveys conducted April 3 - May 4, 2006. Click on State for details.
(Question wording below table)
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Tax Increases
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Tax Cuts
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Which is worse?
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|
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Help
|
Hurt
|
Help
|
Hurt
|
Tax Prep
|
Dentist
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AL
|
18
|
57
|
56
|
20
|
47
|
44
|
AL
|
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AR
|
19
|
57
|
51
|
21
|
48
|
41
|
AR
|
|
AZ
|
18
|
52
|
51
|
23
|
44
|
39
|
AZ
|
|
CA
|
26
|
42
|
45
|
26
|
55
|
33
|
CA
|
|
CO
|
16
|
57
|
50
|
21
|
48
|
36
|
CO
|
|
CT
|
12
|
57
|
48
|
24
|
50
|
37
|
CT
|
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FL
|
22
|
49
|
55
|
23
|
41
|
44
|
FL
|
|
GA
|
16
|
56
|
63
|
15
|
49
|
41
|
GA
|
|
IA
|
16
|
60
|
54
|
19
|
43
|
40
|
IA
|
|
IL
|
19
|
60
|
54
|
25
|
40
|
45
|
IL
|
|
KS
|
19
|
59
|
58
|
18
|
43
|
41
|
KS
|
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MA
|
21
|
45
|
44
|
25
|
47
|
39
|
MA
|
|
MD
|
22
|
52
|
47
|
25
|
44
|
45
|
MD
|
|
ME
|
15
|
59
|
46
|
24
|
46
|
40
|
ME
|
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MI
|
12
|
59
|
46
|
28
|
44
|
43
|
MI
|
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MN
|
23
|
48
|
48
|
27
|
48
|
34
|
MN
|
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MO
|
18
|
57
|
53
|
22
|
47
|
42
|
MO
|
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MT
|
22
|
51
|
50
|
27
|
48
|
39
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MT
|
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NE
|
15
|
59
|
61
|
14
|
48
|
37
|
NE
|
|
NH
|
18
|
56
|
48
|
24
|
44
|
42
|
NH
|
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NJ
|
15
|
60
|
59
|
19
|
49
|
37
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NJ
|
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OH
|
16
|
64
|
53
|
19
|
47
|
39
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OH
|
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OK
|
19
|
60
|
63
|
15
|
63
|
28
|
OK
|
|
PA
|
15
|
59
|
51
|
19
|
51
|
37
|
PA
|
|
RI
|
13
|
62
|
50
|
23
|
51
|
32
|
RI
|
|
SC
|
17
|
64
|
62
|
17
|
51
|
36
|
SC
|
|
TN
|
12
|
64
|
58
|
17
|
48
|
42
|
TN
|
|
TX
|
16
|
58
|
53
|
20
|
47
|
40
|
TX
|
|
VA
|
22
|
56
|
54
|
25
|
46
|
40
|
VA
|
|
WA
|
19
|
54
|
46
|
29
|
40
|
40
|
WA
|
|
WI
|
15
|
57
|
54
|
21
|
44
|
42
|
WI
|
|
WV
|
14
|
60
|
54
|
20
|
47
|
41
|
WV
|
|
WY
|
15
|
64
|
61
|
19
|
47
|
40
|
WY
|
1*
Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
2*
Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
3* Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?
