Poll: Americans say raise taxes on the rich rather than cut programs for the poor

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Poll: Americans say raise taxes on the rich rather than cut programs for the poor

January 10, 2013

Take from the rich to feed the poor? That’s what looks good to most Americans when it comes to negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff. A recent Pew Research Center poll showed that a whopping 69 percent of people approve of President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on Americans making over $250,000 a year....