Big Majorities Favor Progressive Tax-And-Spend Policies
by The National Memo on Nov 13, 2013 | Views: 103 | Score: 0
% of registered voters who want Congress to focus on: | |
---|---|
Strengthening the economy and creating jobs | 68 |
Deficit reduction and lowering the national debt (the Tea Party platform) | 28 |
Sources:
nationalmemo.com
In a stunning change of public attitudes, Republicans have lost majority support for their signature, if not only, economic policy issue: tax cuts. Democrats can win big in future elections if they focus on progressive tax-and-spend policies that create jobs, protect Social Security and Medicare and require rich Americans and corporations to shoulder more of the burden of supporting government.