50 Percent of Republicans Back Tax Hikes on Wealthiest Americans to Fund Biden's Agenda
New polling from Vox and Data for Progress suggests that the majority of Democrats and independents—and half of Republicans—approve of a tax hike on the wealthiest Americans to fund the plan.
Among Republicans surveyed, 50 percent said that they support raising taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans to fund the plan that could cost up to $3.5 trillion.Well over half (55 percent) of GOP voters supported that proposal.
That tax increase idea was supported by 72 percent of all voters surveyed.
Among independents, 61 percent backed the proposal as did 44 percent of Republicans.