When it comes to who pays what in taxes, do you think a municipal income tax system is basically fair or basically unfair?
Fair:
54%
Unfair:
46%
Which do you think is the fairest way for a municipality to collect most of the revenue it needs to pay for city services like public safety and street repair: a property tax, a sales tax, an income tax, or some combination of all three of them?
Property tax:
14%
Sales tax:
18%
Local income tax:
8%
A combination of all three of them:
60%
In which form do you pay the most in taxes each year: property tax, sales tax, or local income tax?
Property tax:
48%
Sales tax:
28%
Local income tax:
24%
In some cases, local income taxes are also collected by the suburban communities around major cities, with tax credits or deductions offered to people who live and work in two different communities.
Would you favor or oppose a plan to allow suburban residents who work in the city to deduct taxes owed to the city from the taxes they owe to the communities in which they live?
Favor:
59%
Oppose:
41%
Would you favor or oppose a plan to allow city residents who work in the suburbs to deduct taxes owed to the suburbs from the taxes they owe to the city?
Favor:
60%
Oppose:
40%
Did you have to use your fingers or your toes to answer the last two questions?
Fingers:
32%
Toes:
5%
Fingers and toes:
63%
Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.