Adults 18+ Republicans Democrats Independents Better 34.1% 13.1% 55.5% 29.8% Worse 41.1% 70.6% 19.7% 43.0% Same 24.9% 16.3% 24.8% 27.2% Source: American Pulse-July 09For additional complimentary data (segments include age, income, gender and political party): http://americanpulse.bigresearch.com. Verbatim posts from the BIGresearch and Artafact Blog on taxing higher income earners... "To force persons of higher incomes to pay taxes based on an unequal tax scale is Socialist." "To cry 'socialism' when a country is asked to share the wealth and take care of the least advantaged is the cry of selfish, self-centered individuals living in the past of kings and queens, not democracy." About American Pulse™ The American Pulse™ Survey is collected online by BIGresearch every month exclusively utilizing Survey Sampling International's (SSI) U.S. panel covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy. Over 4,000 respondents participate, providing greater insights into how Americans really feel about issues they currently face. The use of the Artafact online blog as a listening post to develop the questions posed in the monthly American Pulse survey is a very effective use of both online qualitative and quantitative research. http://www.bigresearch.com About Survey Sampling International (SSI) Survey Sampling International is the premier global provider of sampling solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to more than 6 million consumer and business-to-business research respondents in 54 countries via Internet, telephone, and mobile. Additional client services include custom profiling, survey programming and hosting, data processing, sampling consulting, and survey optimization. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing research clients, including nearly three-quarters of the top researchers worldwide. Founded in 1977, SSI has an international staff of 400 people representing 50 countries and 36 languages. The company is based in Shelton, CT with 14 additional offices worldwide. http://www.surveysampling.com
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