Most California Voters Don't See Higher Taxes As A Budget Solution

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An overwhelming 94% of California voters regard the state's budget crisis as very serious, but most oppose raising taxes as a solution to the problem.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in California finds that just 28% of voters prefer raising taxes to cutting back on services or having the state file for bankruptcy.

Forty-three percent (43%) think cutting back on state services is the better way to go, and another 15% favor state bankruptcy. Fourteen percent (14%) aren’t sure.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Republican voters in the state and 50% of those not affiliated with either major political party favor cutting state services. A plurality (43%) of Democratic voters says raising taxes is a better plan.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of GOP voters and 67% of unaffiliateds would rather cut state workers’ pay by 14% than raise taxes. Democrats are closely divided, giving a slight edge to a tax hike.

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