ICYMI: NEW POLL: VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY ENDORSE BUILD BACK BETTER AGENDA, BIPARTISAN MAJORITY BACK RAISING TAXES ON WEALTHIEST

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ICYMI: NEW POLL: VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY ENDORSE BUILD BACK BETTER AGENDA, BIPARTISAN MAJORITY BACK RAISING TAXES ON WEALTHIEST

62% of Voters — Including 58% of Independents — Support Passing Build Back Better Agenda Through Reconciliation

61% of Voters — Including 58% of Independents — Agree It’s Time To Ensure Wealthy Americans and Large Corporations Pay Their Fair Share

Majorities of Voters Support Every Major Plank of Build Back Better Agenda

Washington, D.C. — Support for the Build Back Better Agenda and the President’s plans to pay for it remains strong with American voters according to a new poll released today by Data for Progress and Invest in America. Individual provisions such as investing in long-term care for seniors and raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans are supported by majorities of Democrats, Independents, and Republican likely voters.

“Americans across the political spectrum are in agreement — the investments in President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda are critical to creating millions of good jobs, lowering costs and taxes for middle and working class families, and ensure that the wealthiest and large corporations are finally paying their fair share,” said Building Back Together Executive Director Danielle Melfi. “It’s clear the American public are counting on legislators in Congress to deliver on this plan so that we can build back better for all families.”

Large majorities of Americans support the Build Back Better Agenda and ensuring the wealthiest and big corporations pay their fair share:  

  • 62% of voters, including 58% of Independents, support the passage of the full Build Back Better Agenda through reconciliation.
  • 68% of voters, including 52% of Republicans, 83% of Democrats, and 65% of Independents, support raising taxes on the wealthiest 1% of business owners by limiting what expenses they can deduct from their taxes.
  • 66% of voters, including 54% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats, and 60% of Independents, support increasing taxes on people who earn over $1 million a year from selling stocks and bonds.
  • 64% of voters, including 51% of Republicans, 78% of Democrats, and 61% of Independents, support increasing funding for the I.R.S so that they can make sure that the wealthiest 2% of Americans and large corporations pay the taxes that they owe.
  • 64% of voters, including 51% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats, and 58% of Independents, support raising income taxes on Americans that make more than $400,000.
  • 62% of voters, including 47% of Republicans, 81% of Democrats, and 56% of Independents, support raising taxes on large corporations from 21% to 28%.
  • 61% of voters, including 46% of Republicans, 78% of Democrats, and 58% of Independents, believe that the U.S. should raise taxes on the wealthy and large corporations, ensuring they pay their fair share.

Further, major provisions remain deeply popular with the American public, including:

  • 79% of voters support investing in long-term care for seniors.
  • 74% of voters support funding to modernize the electric grid and conduct new research.
  • 73% of voters support allowing Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs.
  • 73% of voters support modernizing K-12 schools and facilities.
  • 59% of voters support universal pre-kindergarten for all 3- and 4-year-olds.
  • 58% of voters support two years of tuition-free community college.
  • 58% of voters support the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps.
  • 56% of voters support a path to citizenship for immigrants living in the United States.

The poll of 1,188 likely voters was conducted from September 10 – September 13. Read More from Data for Progress and Invest in America’s poll here.

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