As Fair Share America Launches, New Poll Shows Pennsylvanians Support Higher Taxes on the Ultra-Rich and Big Corporations
As Pennsylvanians Together brought a group of 25 Pennsylvanians to Washington, D.C., this week to take part in the September 18th launch of “Fair Share America,” a new, national campaign for tax justice, the organization released the toplines of a new national / state poll carried out by Data for Progress.
Results for each of Pennsylvania’s congressional districts, state House districts, and state Senate districts will be released soon.
The campaign will work both nationally and within individual states to ensure that wealthy individuals and profitable, multinational corporations pay their fair share of taxes. If they do so, federal and state governments will have the revenue they need to take bold steps toward fully and fairly funding education, reducing the cost of health care and housing, and helping families that are struggling to take care of children.
Likely Voters in Pennsylvania Toplines
Profitable corporations are not paying enough in state taxes ………………..………………………. 76%
The wealthiest households are not paying enough in taxes …………………………………………. 76%
Taxes should be increased for households earning more than $400,000 per year ………….….…. 77%
Child tax credits should be increased ……………………………………………………………………. 72%
Methodology
From August 6 to August 13, 2024, Data for Progress conducted a U.S. national survey of 8,017 likely voters using web panel respondents to gauge voter support for state and federal action to fund public programs and hold profitable corporations and the wealthy accountable to pay their fair share of taxes. The sample was weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education level, race, and geography. The survey was conducted in English.
By matching survey results to the list of registered voters in congressional districts, Data for Progress was able to create a model for every district in Pennsylvania using a statistical technique called MRP (multi-level regression with poststratification).
For a complete explanation of the methodology and more information about the data, please copy this link and paste into your browser’s search field: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://pennpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dfp_sra_mrp_2024_release_tabs.pdf
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