Americans Don’t Support Tax Deal
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 8th, 2010 5:42 am by HL
Americans Don’t Support Tax Deal
A new Bloomberg Poll finds a majority of Americans don’t approve of keeping tax breaks for upper-income taxpayers that are part of the deal President Obama brokered with congressional Republicans.
“The survey, conducted before, during and after the tax negotiations, shows that only a third support keeping the lower rates for the highest earners, and less than half of those respondents say the breaks for the wealthy should last for a shorter period than cuts for the middle class. Overall, two-thirds of those polled favor a permanent extension of the lower rates for the middle class.”
“More than a fourth say all the tax cuts should be allowed to expire Dec. 31, as scheduled.”
Emmer to Concede to Dayton
Tom Emmer (R) will concede the Minnesota governor’s race this morning to Mark Dayton (R), the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Emmer’s concession means “he will not contest the election in court — thus averting a scenario that could have kept Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty in office past the scheduled Jan. 3 swearing-in of the next governor.”
A recent Public Policy Polling survey in Minnesota found that 68% of voters thought Dayton was the winner.