Poll shows Americans oppose entitlement cuts to deal with debt problem

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washingtonpost.com — Despite growing concerns about the country's long-term fiscal problems and an intensifying debate in Washington about how to deal with them, Americans strongly oppose some of the major remedies under consideration, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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In order to reduce the nation debt, would you support or oppose Raising taxes on incomes over $250,000?

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This is not a scientific survey, click here to learn more. Results may not total 100% due to rounding and voting descrepencies.

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james2044

Posted 762 days ago

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We need to make the 50% not paying any taxes pay

945call

Posted 762 days ago

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There are two problems with raising taxes. First, it takes money out of the hands of the individuals who earned it. Second, it is ostensibly done to pay for the current spending requirements but invariably it is used for other things. In this case it would be raised to pay off the debt but it will be used to simply grow the size of governement.

lhuff57

Posted 761 days ago

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You posed the question with the phrase "reduce the nation debt." Our biggest problem with the debt is that for the last 40 years no politicians have even talked about the national debt! The talke about reducing the DEFICIT wich is what we ADD TO the debt each year. Why, they want to give handouts to buy votes to keep them in power.

We need to change the discourse to from how to reduce the deficit, to how to reduce the debt. If that doesn't happen, our children and grandchildren are all destined for abject poverty and there won't be a damn thing they can do about it except move to another country.

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