IBOPE Inteligência Poll: Voters Split on Approaches Government Should Take to Help Create Jobs
Not Much Willingness for Added Taxes to Pay for Projects
UTICA, NY – Voters are split on how government can best create jobs, including the ratio of tax cuts to new spending, the value of infrastructure projects versus reduced regulations and taxes, the benefit of public sector jobs to the economy and the importance of so-called “green” public investments. Democrats and Republicans hold sharply different views on all of these issues.
However, there is not much willingness to pay more in taxes to fund regional infrastructure projects, as 42% don’t want to pay any more at all and 16% would pay less than $200.
These results are from an IBOPE Zogby interactive poll conducted from Sept. 9-12.
In President Barack Obama’s jobs proposal outlined in his Sept. 8 address to Congress, he recommended a two-to-one ratio of tax cuts to new spending on infrastructure and aid to states and cities. In our poll, 41% would prefer a plan with more tax cuts, while a combined 46% agree with Obama’s ratio or would prefer more spending. Among Republicans, 77% want more tax cuts.
President Obama’s jobs proposal has a two-to-one ratio of tax cuts to new spending (on infrastructure projects and aid to cities and state). Do you support this ratio, or would you prefer more in tax cuts or more in spending on infrastructure projects and aid to cities and states?
|
Response |
All voters |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
|
Support the two-to-one ratio of tax cuts to spending in the President’s proposal. |
19% |
31% |
6% |
20% |
|
Prefer more tax cuts. |
41% |
12% |
77% |
37% |
|
Support more spending on infrastructure projects and aid to cities and states. |
26% |
48% |
3% |
25% |
|
Not sure |
13% |
10% |
14% |
18% |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
How much more in total annual taxes would you be willing to pay if you knew it would be used for infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, sewers, schools, communications, etc.) in the region where you live?
|
Response |
All voters |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
|
Nothing |
42% |
17% |
73% |
41% |
|
Less than $200 |
16% |
19% |
11% |
18% |
|
$200 to $500 |
22% |
36% |
6% |
22% |
|
More than $500 |
9% |
15% |
2% |
10% |
|
Not sure |
11% |
13% |
8% |
10% |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Which of these statements comes closest to your opinion about the best way to create jobs?
Statement A: Reduce regulations on businesses and lower taxes for both individuals and businesses.
Statement B: Modernize the nation’s infrastructure and help pay for it by ending the Bush tax cuts for households earning more than $250,000 and closing tax loopholes for large corporations.
|
Response |
All voters |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
|
Statement A |
48% |
13% |
87% |
47% |
|
Statement B |
46% |
80% |
6% |
48% |
|
Neither |
4% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Which of these statements about jobs in the public sector comes closest to your opinion?
Statement A: Public sector jobs are mostly a drag on the economy and do not add to the nation’s productivity.
Statement B: Public sector jobs pump money into the private sector economy and perform valuable public services.
|
Response |
All voters |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
|
Statement A |
41% |
13% |
69% |
44% |
|
Statement B |
44% |
75% |
14% |
38% |
|
Neither |
10% |
6% |
11% |
12% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
6% |
7% |
6% |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
How important are so-called “green” public investments to the nation’s economy and future well-being?
|
Response |
All voters |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
|
Very + somewhat important |
49% |
81% |
12% |
50% |
|
Not very + not important at all |
47% |
15% |
84% |
47% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
IBOPE Inteligência International conducted an online survey of 2,088 likely voters. A sampling of IBOPE Inteligência's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the U.S., was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender and education to more accurately reflect the population. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups. The MOE calculation is for sampling error only.
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