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QS1. Can you please tell me if you are currently registered to vote in the district where you live?
QS2. Have you recently moved and have not yet re-registered in your new district?
Q1. Reducing taxes is the key to making the economy grow. High taxes take money that could be used to grow the economy and create more jobs. High taxes reduce dividends, discouraging investors from taking the necessary risks with their capital and discour
Q2. We still have a large deficit, more than half a trillion dollars. It would be unwise and shortsighted to cut tax revenues and make the deficit even worse. The deficit adds to the national debt, which is now $19.5 trillion-three quarters of the annual
Q3. People get too concerned that cutting taxes will increase the deficit in the short run. They forget that cutting taxes gets the economy growing as companies have more money to invest and create jobs, and as people are encouraged to work more. When tha
Q4. The idea that tax cuts will pay for themselves is wishful thinking and can be dangerous. Nearly all economists say only a small portion of the revenues lost from tax cuts comes back through growth. And tax cuts do not always stimulate growth. After 20
Q5. So, in conclusion, do you favor or oppose reducing overall tax revenues?
Q5A. Some have proposed that it would be reasonable to allow tax revenues over the next ten years to be reduced by $1.5 trillion. Do you think this amount of reduction in revenues:
Q6. Here is an argument in favor of the idea that people with high incomes should pay lower income taxes than they do now. The people at the top already pay a lot more than everyone else. In fact, the top ten percent of earners are paying two-thirds of th
Q7. Here is an argument in favor of the idea that people with high incomes should pay higher income taxes than they do now. We have heard for decades that tax cuts to the rich will trickle down and help everybody. Taxes for the rich have come down a lot o
Q8. Here is an argument in favor of the idea that the middle class should pay lower income taxes than they do now. The middle class is still recovering from the financial crisis caused by the risk-taking of the big banks. Overall, the incomes of the middl
Q9. Here is an argument against the idea that the middle class should pay lower income taxes than they do now. All Americans benefit from what the Federal government does, whether it is building highways, protecting the nation, or enforcing laws. So, ever
Q10A. $30,000 - $40,000 Effect on Revenue: Please select one of the options for each of tax brackets below.
Q10B. $40,000 - $50,000 Effect on Revenue:
Q10C. $50,000 - $75,000 Effect on Revenue:
Q10D. $75,000 - $100,000 Effect on Revenue:
Q10E. $100,000 - $200,000 Effect on Revenue:
Q10F. $200,000 - $500,000 Effect on Revenue:
Q10G. $500,000 - $1 million Effect on Revenue:
Q10H. Above $1 million Effect on Revenue:
Q11. Here is an argument in favor of eliminating the estate tax: It's just not right for the government to get in between members of a family by taxing what children inherit from their parents. When somebody inherits cash, this was already taxed when it w
Q12. Here is an argument against eliminating the estate tax: Just think about it. Wealthy parents can give nearly $11 million to their children with no taxes. And these wealthy children complain about not getting one hundred percent of the value over and
Q13. So now, do you favor or oppose the proposal to eliminate the estate tax in six years and in the meantime double the amount that can be transferred tax free for estates willed by individuals from $5.49 million to $10.98 million and for estates willed
Q14. Here is an argument in favor of the proposal for lowering the top corporate tax rate: The 35 percent top corporate tax rate, combined with an average state corporate income tax rate of 4 percent, is the third-highest rate in the world. The effective
Q15. Here is an argument against lowering the top corporate tax rate: It's easy to say that lower taxes will help stimulate the economy. But when corporations get extra funds from tax breaks, they do not always invest those funds or raise workers' salarie
Q16. So now, do you favor or oppose the proposal to lower the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. Exemptions, credits and other deductions would then be applied to this amount.
Q17. Here is an argument in favor of lowering the top tax rate for owners of 'pass-through' businesses: Most of the businesses that would be affected by this are small businesses, which are an important source of job creation. And regardless of their size
Q18. Here is an argument against lowering the top tax rate for owners of 'pass-through' businesses: This proposal has two problems. First, this tax break will only benefit the wealthiest 5-6 percent of business owners, because they are the only ones who n
Q19. Here is another argument in favor of having a lower top tax rate for owners of 'pass-through' businesses: There needs to be a lower cap on the amount of taxes that owners of pass-through businesses pay to put them on an equal footing with ordinary co
Q20. Here is another argument against having a lower top tax rate for owners of 'pass-through' businesses: The idea that 'pass through' businesses need a break because they are in a worse position than ordinary corporations makes no sense. No one is requi
Q21. So again, the proposal is to set a new maximum tax rate for owners of 'pass-through' businesses at 25%. Do you favor or oppose this proposed change to the tax code?
Q22. Giving businesses this tax break for the next five years will encourage businesses to invest more in their company, especially small businesses that have been putting off making upgrades. This will help their company to grow faster and will also help
Q23. This idea is too risky. With unemployment already dropping this kind of stimulus is unlikely to lead to more growth and may well lead to inflation. Also, after the five years have passed, suddenly all these companies will have used up the deductions
Q24. So again, another proposal is that, for the next five years, businesses would be allowed to deduct the full amount of their investments (other than buildings) in the year they make the investment. This will result in a tax reduction for those busines
Q25. When U.S. companies are operating in other countries they are at a disadvantage because they not only have to pay local taxes but U.S. taxes as well. We need to help make U.S. companies more competitive by removing this burden. Furthermore, right now
Q26. If we eliminate the tax on U.S. subsidiaries operating on other countries with lower tax rates than ours, we will be effectively encouraging those companies to invest in other countries rather than here. We will be encouraging them to export jobs ove
Q27. So, in conclusion, do you favor or oppose the proposal to eliminate the U.S. corporate income tax on profits made by their subsidiaries in other countries.
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Q28. The deduction for state and local taxes is fundamentally unfair. States and counties vary greatly in terms of the amount of services they provide to their taxpayers. By making the taxes paid to support those services deductible on federal taxes, all
Q29. This is double taxation clear and simple. Say I earn one hundred dollars and state and local taxes take ten dollars. They are no longer part of my income. Should I still have to pay federal taxes on those ten dollars? States have the right to impose
Q30. This deduction favors states and localities that are primarily urban where taxes tend to be higher. Rural areas, where state and local taxes are lower, benefit less. This is not fair.
Q31. This idea that this deduction is unfair because in rural areas people have fewer taxes to deduct makes no sense. In fact, people in rural areas, because they are spread out more, get more federal subsidies such as for highways. Should we try to adjus
Q32. In terms of the dollars saved from this deduction, the benefits primarily go to higher income people, because they are much more likely to itemize their deductions, because they pay more state and local taxes, and because they are in a higher tax bra
Q33. In terms of the number of people who benefit, this deduction primarily benefits the middle class. In 2015 nearly 87% of taxpayers who claimed the deduction had an adjusted gross income under $200,000. Eliminating it would badly hurt many middle class
Q34. So, in conclusion, do you favor or oppose the proposal to eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes on individual federal income taxes. However, up to $10,000 in property taxes would still be deductible?
Q34A. So, in conclusion, do you favor or oppose the proposal to eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes on individual federal income taxes, including property taxes?
Q35. Right now this deduction primarily benefits upper income people. More than half of those who benefit from the deduction have incomes above $100,000, and they get 81 percent of the benefit. This is because most middle-income people do not itemize thei
Q36. The entire real estate market is based on buyer's assuming that they will be able to deduct their mortgage interest. If this is scaled back-by half for many homeowners-this will discourage people from buying a new house. Sellers will have to reduce p
Q37. So, now, do you favor or oppose the proposal to lower the maximum amount of deductible interest for new mortgages to the interest paid on $500,000 on all home mortgages.
QD1. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
QD1A. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
QD2A. How often would you say you vote in the general election-that is, the election for President every four years, or in off-years for just members of Congress?
QD2B. How often would you say you vote in your party's primary elections?
QD3. In voting for President, which of the following did you choose?
QD4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?
QD5. What is your religion?
QD5A. Would you describe yourself as a born-again Christian?
QD5B. Would you describe yourself as an Evangelical Christian?
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