WASHINGTON (AP) - By almost a 2-1 margin, Americans prefer
balancing the nation's budget to cutting taxes, according to an
Associated Press poll, even though many believe their overall tax
burden has risen despite tax cuts over the past three years.
About six in ten, 61 percent, chose balancing the budget while
36 percent chose tax cuts when they were asked which was more
important, according to a poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos Public
Affairs.
Half in the poll, 49 percent, said their overall tax burden -
including federal, state and local taxes - had gone up over the
past three years. That's almost four times the 13 percent in the
poll who said their overall taxes had gone down.
``Every time you turn around, there's a new gasoline tax, more
property taxes, a library tax - because they don't have enough
money,'' said Tom Artley, a 52-year-old supervisor at a
manufacturing plant in Williamsport, Pa. He was referring to
increasing financial problems faced by many cities and states.
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