Surely most people wouldn't mind if the 1% were paying a little bit more in taxes but when compared to other issues, Gallup found that it's a pretty low priority:
Creating good jobs, reducing corruption in the federal government, and reducing the federal budget deficit score highest when Americans rate 12 issues as priorities for the next president to address. Americans assign much less importance to increasing taxes on wealthy Americans and dealing with environmental concerns.
You might be thinking, "Oh, this is just a bunch of Romney fanboys that feel this way." Well…yes! But actually Obama supporters are not that keen on tax increases either when it comes to Presidential priorities:
Obama and Romney supporters differ most on healthcare, dealing with environmental concerns, increasing taxes on the wealthy, and education. All of these are much higher priorities for Obama supporters than for Romney supporters. The deficit is the only issue that has a large party difference with Romney supporters saying it is more important. Although there is a large difference in the relative importance of dealing with environmental concerns and increasing taxes on wealthy Americans, these issues are the lowest priorities for both Romney and Obama supporters.
Pretty interesting findings. Just don't expect Democrats to stop using higher taxes as a political football.
Americans Want Next President to Prioritize Jobs, Corruption [Gallup via TaxProf]
