Rasmussen Reports 57% of Likely U.S. Voters Favor Taxing the Rich

Most voters favor raising taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 a year but recognize that that won’t be enough to balance the federal budget.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% of Likely U.S. Voters favor raising taxes on people who earn more than $250,000 a year. Thirty-five percent (35%) are opposed. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Rasmussen is a conservative polling company and they had Romney winning the election. Chances are more than 57% of Americans want the rich to pay their fair share/