74 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS THINK DEFICIT REDUCTION SHOULD INCLUDE TAX INCREASES AND SPENDING CUTS

According to a new Gallup poll, only one in five Americans agree with Congressional Republicans that deficit reduction should be based on spending cuts alone. That includes 74 percent of Republicans who agree that a responsible deficit reduction plan should include both tax increases and spending cuts. The new data flies in the face of claims by GOP leaders that Americans adamantly oppose tax increases to reduce the country’s deficit.