Idiots out Walking Around:
By a 2-1 margin, Iowans favor gradually reducing the state’s income tax until it is eliminated, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll finds.
The poll shows a majority of Iowans support Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republicans in the Iowa Legislature as they discuss ways to lower the income tax or do away with it completely.
More:Kim Reynolds wants to cut Iowa taxes — again. Here's how it would work and who gets a break.
Sixty-two percent of Iowans say they favor gradually eliminating the income tax, while 30% oppose eliminating the tax and 8% are not sure.
The poll shows a partisan split on the issue. Nearly three-quarters of Iowa Republicans (74%) favor eliminating the income tax compared with 63% of political independents and 42% of Democrats.
Meanwhile, a plurality of Democrats oppose eliminating the income tax (44%), compared with one-third of independents (33%) and one-fifth of Republicans (20%).
The poll of 804 Iowa adults was conducted Feb. 25-28 by Selzer & Co. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Carla Sams, a 64-year-old poll respondent from Anamosa who agreed to a follow-up interview, said getting rid of the income tax would help people who are struggling with the cost of groceries and other goods.
“If there’s a way to get rid of the state income tax that is fiscally responsible, without raising everything else, like property taxes and that kind of stuff, I would be for it,” she said.
Still, Sams said she doesn’t want to see state programs cut as a result.
More:Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' tax bill advances, but GOP lawmakers keeping options open for cuts
“They would have to make sure their ducks are in a row and whatever state programs that we have stay before they got rid of the state income tax,” she said.
By a 2-1 margin, Iowans favor gradually reducing the state’s income tax until it is eliminated, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll finds.
The poll shows a majority of Iowans support Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republicans in the Iowa Legislature as they discuss ways to lower the income tax or do away with it completely.
More:Kim Reynolds wants to cut Iowa taxes — again. Here's how it would work and who gets a break.
Sixty-two percent of Iowans say they favor gradually eliminating the income tax, while 30% oppose eliminating the tax and 8% are not sure.
The poll shows a partisan split on the issue. Nearly three-quarters of Iowa Republicans (74%) favor eliminating the income tax compared with 63% of political independents and 42% of Democrats.
Meanwhile, a plurality of Democrats oppose eliminating the income tax (44%), compared with one-third of independents (33%) and one-fifth of Republicans (20%).
The poll of 804 Iowa adults was conducted Feb. 25-28 by Selzer & Co. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Carla Sams, a 64-year-old poll respondent from Anamosa who agreed to a follow-up interview, said getting rid of the income tax would help people who are struggling with the cost of groceries and other goods.
“If there’s a way to get rid of the state income tax that is fiscally responsible, without raising everything else, like property taxes and that kind of stuff, I would be for it,” she said.
Still, Sams said she doesn’t want to see state programs cut as a result.
More:Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' tax bill advances, but GOP lawmakers keeping options open for cuts
“They would have to make sure their ducks are in a row and whatever state programs that we have stay before they got rid of the state income tax,” she said.
Iowans by 2-1 margin favor gradually eliminating individual income tax, Iowa Poll finds
As Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican lawmakers discuss tax cuts, the Iowa Poll shows residents favor eliminating the state income tax by a 2-1 margin.
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