A new poll from Missouri shows a huge majority – 78 percent – opposed any cuts in social security benefits. Not far behind, 59 percent of the Tea Party voters are opposed. In the debt battle ahead, it seems clear to me that the GOP hasn't even come close to sealing the deal on spending. But there is a glimmer of hope in the data:
There is strong bipartisan support among Missouri voters for lifting the cap to impose Social Security taxes on all wages above $106,800 and requiring both employees and employers to pay (68 percent). This was supported by large majorities of Republicans (62 percent), Independents (70 percent), and Tea Party supporters (61 percent). By a margin of 59 percent to 18 percent voters say they would be more likely to vote for a Senate candidate who supports requiring employees and employers to pay Social Security taxes on all wages above $106,800.
Yes, more taxes for the successful is far more popular than any cuts to actual benefits.
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