This statistic shows the U.S. public opinion on the "Buffett Rule" in April 2012. 60 percent of national adults favor the so-called "Buffett Rule" which would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes.
Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a new law that would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes?
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Gallup. (April 13, 2012). Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a new law that would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223269/favorability-of-the-buffett-rule-among-us-americans/
Gallup. "Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a new law that would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes?." Chart. April 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223269/favorability-of-the-buffett-rule-among-us-americans/
Gallup. (2012). Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a new law that would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223269/favorability-of-the-buffett-rule-among-us-americans/
Gallup. "Would You Favor or Oppose Congress Passing a New Law That Would Require Households Earning 1 Million U.S. Dollars a Year or More to Pay a Minimum of 30 Percent of Their Income in Taxes?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223269/favorability-of-the-buffett-rule-among-us-americans/
Gallup, Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a new law that would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223269/favorability-of-the-buffett-rule-among-us-americans/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a new law that would require households earning 1 million U.S. dollars a year or more to pay a minimum of 30 percent of their income in taxes? [Graph], Gallup, April 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223269/favorability-of-the-buffett-rule-among-us-americans/