Is raising taxes good for the economy, neutral, or bad?

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Sixty-eight percent (68%) of American voters think raising taxes is bad for the economy. Let's see how that compares to the forum.

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Was the national poll question phrased exactly the way this one was (with neutral as a specific option)?

I don't know how it was asked, because Rasmussen only referenced it in part of an article.

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QUIT REPEATING THAT NONSENSE.

People keep their ENTIRE PAYCHECK. They spend MORE buying stuff, but they have MORE money in the first place. It is neither good nor bad for the economy.

If you make $2 trillion and only use $200 of it, you're living like a poor guy, and should pay the same taxes.

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The sales tax plan includes a rebate, and is about as progressive as the current system. Here's where you mentioned the economy:

So it would encourage people to save all of their money, and spend very little. That's not good for the economy.

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Right here: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=13190.0

The sales tax plan brings in the same amount of revenue to government after the rebate.

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Here's an interesting CATO article on the subject.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-272.html

15 Percent National Sales Tax: Effective Tax Rate with Poverty Exemption for Family of Four

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I think this is a fairly good idea.  Granted, I'm horrible with numbers and I'm no economist, but I don't understand one thing about it: does everyone get a rebate of $18,588?  I'm guessing they do, but the article isn't really clear, as far as I'm reading it.

Yes, everyone gets the rebate, rich or poor. Also, the rebate is slightly larger for people with larger families.