The American Majority Project Polling

• 54% of Americans think it’s a bad idea to adjust cost of living calculations to lessen Social Security benefits in the future

• By 64% to 17%, voters say we should maintain Social Security and Medicare benefits.

• 88% believe it is extremely/very important that “Obama take steps to ensure long term stability in Social Security.”

• 60% said there should be no more major cuts to Social Security.
• 50% support the statement, “Given where our economy is, we should do everything we can to help the middle class, and that means protecting Medicare and Social Security.”

• 56% of people oppose gradually raising the retirement age for Social Security.

• 53% of people favor keeping the same benefits and raising taxes to keeping the same taxes and lowering benefits.

• 95% say it is extremely/very important that Obama take steps to ensure long term stability in Medicare.

• 88% of respondents favor allowing Medicare to negotiate drug policies.

• 60% of people said there should be no more major cuts to Medicare.
• 50% of respondents support the statement, “Given where our economy is, we should do everything we can to help the middle class, and that means protecting Medicare and Social Security.”

• People oppose turning medicare into a voucher program by 49% to 34%

• People oppose placing strict restrictions how much can be spent on Medicare 49% to 43%.
• 57% of people oppose placing raising the eligibility age for Medicare part of the solution for deficit spending.

• 61% of respondents think that Medicare works well for most seniors.
• 55% of people said that Medicare should guarantee the same amount of benefits in the future.
• 58% of people think that there is no need to cut spending for Medicare to reduce the federal deficit.

• 78% of people said for people under the age of 55 Medicare benefits should remain unchanged for the future.

• People oppose placing strict restrictions on how much can be spent on Medicaid by 49% to 43%

• 58% of people thought the putting the $716 billion of Medicare funds from the Affordable Care Act into Medicaid was a good use of money.

• People favored President Obama’s handling of Medicaid over candidate Mitt Romney’s plans for Medicaid 44 to 34%

• 63% of people believe Medicare should not be cut at all to reduce the deficit.

• 66% of Americans say the richest 2% should pay more in taxes.
• 64% of Americans think corporations should pay more in taxes.
• 66 percent of voters say revenue from closing loopholes should go toward public investments and deficit reduction. Only 23 percent say revenue from closing loopholes to go toward paying for lower tax rates.

• 47% of people say income tax should be raised on people earning more than $250,000.
• 13% of respondents said increase everyone’s income taxes.

• 60% favor the ‘Buffet Rule.’

• 51% support the statement, “The wealthiest have used tax breaks and loopholes to pay lower tax rates than middle class families. Any new plan to address the deficit should start by closing corporate loopholes and raising taxes for those at the top. A deficit plan should not include cuts in Social Security and Medicare”
• 44% of those surveyed strongly agreed that, “Any new plan to address the deficit should start by closing corporate loopholes and raising taxes for those at the top” Compared to 27% who strongly opposed raising taxes and instead slashing social services.

• 49 to 44% support increasing the tax on investment income.
• 58% of people approve of limiting corporate tax deductions.

• 55% think letting the Bush tax cuts expire should be part of the solution to deficit spending.

• 56% of people agreed with the statement, “Taxes on wealthy people should be kept high so the government can use their money for programs to help lower-income people.

• Over the past twenty years the public consistently think taxes should be higher on upper income earners. In 1992 77% thought upper income earners paid too little, in 2003 63% thought so and this year 62% think that upper income earners pay too little in taxes.

• 58% said the rich pay too little in taxes.

• With their vote in 62% were saying, “We should make sure the wealthy start paying their fair share of taxes.”

• 79% favor a law to give tax incentives to bring jobs home.
• 77% favor hiring people to do urgent infrastructure repairs. (Drops to 72% if the words “government spending” are used.)
• 75% favor a government job-creation program to hire one million people. (Also drops to 72% if the words “government spending” are used.)

• 49% of people prefer proposals to invest in infrastructure, education and alternative energy to create jobs. Compared to 44% who believe tax cuts will generate business.

• 53% of Americans think that 2013 will bring full or increasing employment

• 59% of say the economy is the biggest issue.

• 51% respondents said “Creating jobs and getting the economy going” is one if the three most important issues facing the country.

• 92% of Americans say it is extremely/very important to create jobs.

• 95% of americans say Obama needs to take major steps to revitalize the economy and create jobs.

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Polling Information

Kaiser Family Foundation. January 24, 2013.
Sample of 1,347 adults conducted January 3-9, 2013. Margin of error ± 3 percentage points

AFL-CIO. November 7, 2012.
A sample of 819 voters nationwide, 802 AFL-CIO union members nationwide and 827 Working America members in 11 key states. Margin of error: Union members, ±3.5 percentage points. General Public, ±3.4 percentage points. Working America members, ±4.3 percentage points.

Gallup. November 9-12, 2012.
A random sample of 1,009 adults,margin error is ± 4 percentage points.

Democracy Corps. November 9, 2012.
A sample of 800, 2012 presidential voters, margin of error= ± 3.46 percentage points.

Pew Research Center. October 4-7, 2012.
A sample of 1,511 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 2.9 percentage points.

AP-GfK Poll. August 16-20, 2012.
A sample of 1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3.9 percentage points..

Pew Research Center. August 19-20, 2012
A sample of 1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3.6 percentage points.

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. September 13-19, 2012.
A sample of 1,534 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3 percentage points.

CBS News/New York Times Poll. September 8-12, 2012.
A sample of 1,301 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3 percentage points.

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. September 7-9, 2012.
A sample of 1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3.7 percentage points.

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. July 17-23, 2012.
A sample of 1,227 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3 percentage points.

Gallup. April 13. 2012.
A sample of 1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 4 percentage points.

CNN Poll. September 16-18, 2012.
A sample of 1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3 percentage points.

Pew Research Center. August 27, 2012.
A sample of 2,508 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 2.8 percentage points.

Gallup Poll. July 19-22, 2012.
A sample of 1,030 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 4 percentage points.

Pew Research Center. July 12-15, 2012.
A sample of 1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 3.6 percentage points.

News/Wall Street Journal Poll.NBC November 1-3, 2012
A sample 1,475 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error of ± 2.6 percentage points.

Pew Research Center. October 24-28, 2012.
A sample of 2,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error of ± 2.5 percentage points.

Quinnipiac University Poll. December 6, 2012
A sample of 1,949 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error of ± 2.2 percentage points.

Rasmussen January, 9 2013.
Sample of1,000 Likely Voters conducted January 7-8, 2013. Margin of error +/- 3 percentage points.

Pew Research. December 13, 2012
Sample of 1,503 adults, conducted December 5-9, 2012. Margin of Error 3.7%

American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network/Lake Research Partners. January 23, 2013.
Sample of 5,968 registered voters December 13-22, 2012. Margin of error, +/-3.5 percentage points.

Omnibus Poll/YouGov. December, 2012.
Sample of 1000 Adult Interviews conducted December 4-5, 2012. Margin of error 4.6 percentage points.

Reason-Rupe. January 30, 2013.
Sample of 1000 adults January 17 to 21, 2013. Margin of Error +/- 3.8 percentage points.

Bloomberg/Selzer & Co. February 20, 2013.
Sample of 1003. Margin of error +/- 3.1 percentage points.

The Economist/YouGov November 17-19, 2012
Sample of 1000 adults conducted November 17-19, 2012. Margin of error +/- 5.4 percentage points

Americans for Tax Fairness/Hart Research. February 7, 2013.
Sample of 1,006 voters conducted January 18 to 22, 2013. Margin of error ±3.1 percentage points.

National Academy of Social Insurance. January 31, 2012.
Sample of 2,000 Americans ages 21+ conducted from September 17-24, 2012.

Rasmussen. January 17, 2013.
Sample of 1,000 Likely Voters conducted January 13-14, 2013. Margin of error +/- 3 percentage points.

Gallup March 20, 2013.
Sample of approximately 1000 adults conducted March 2-5, 2013. Margin of error +/- 4 percentage points.

Gallup Poll. April 4-7, 2013.
A sample of 1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error +/- 4 percentage points.