Voters support paying for infrastructure with taxes, especially a tax on the wealthy, poll says
A Morning Consult/Politico poll found that over half of voters support paying for President Joe Biden's infrastructure package with tax hikes - but more support increasing taxes on the rich instead of corporations.
Notably, respondents were polled on funding for a $3 trillion infrastructure plan, whereas Biden is reportedly planning $4 trillion of spending in two parts, and debuted the $2 trillion first part on Wednesday.
Of the 2,043 voters polled, 54% said they supported infrastructure improvements with tax increases on corporations and Americans making over $400,000, and just 27% of voters supported infrastructure investments without tax hikes. Among Democrats, 73% supported infrastructure spending with tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations, compared to 32% of Republicans.
Increasing taxes on the rich versus corporations
Among the voters polled, 57% said they would be more likely to support a $3 trillion plan funded by tax increases on Americans making over $400,000; 17% said they were less likely to support it.
In contrast, 47% of voters polled said that they'd be more likely to support a $3 trillion funded by a corporate tax increase, while 21% said they'd be less likely to support it.
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