Mini Poll: Tax Day Questions
Current Totals:
Have you filed your income taxes yet this year?
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Yes:
85%
No:
14%
No, and I'm not going to:
1%
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Overall, what do you think about the income taxes you pay?
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They're too high:
48%
They're too low:
5%
They're just about right:
46%
I don't pay taxes:
1%
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Do you expect to show an overall refund when you file all your 2009 tax returns?
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No:
34%
Yes, more than $2,500:
30%
Yes, $2,500 or less:
34%
I don't pay taxes:
1%
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What will you do with your income tax refund?
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I will go on vacation:
4%
I will buy a car or a major electrical appliance:
2%
I will save it:
22%
Pay bills, debts:
31%
I will give it to my family:
1%
Something else:
10%
I will not be getting a refund or I don't file taxes:
30%
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How much of the taxes you pay each year is spent on programs with which you absolutely agree?
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All of it:
2%
Most of it:
30%
Some of it:
63%
None of it:
5%
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What should the State of Missouri make its top priority for the tax dollars you are sending it on April 15th?
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Better roads, highways, and bridges:
7%
More and better public transportation:
9%
Better health care for children and seniors:
9%
Better social services for people who need them:
8%
Better parks and recreational facilities:
2%
Better schools:
25%
Better colleges and universities:
4%
More incentives to businesses to create jobs in the state:
20%
Protect jobs of state employees:
0%
Lower taxes:
14%
Something else:
3%
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What should the Federal Government make its top priority in this region for the tax dollars you are sending it on April 15th?
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More and better public transportation:
26%
More funds to clean up contaminated sites:
2%
More grants to local law enforcement to fight crime:
9%
Longer unemployment benefits:
6%
More jobs training programs:
16%
More grants to create better housing for low and moderate income families:
11%
Improvement of the grounds around the Arch:
3%
Lower taxes:
28%
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If your taxes had to go up, which of the following should be the most important single result:
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Better schools:
45%
Better roads:
7%
Better parks:
2%
More prisons:
2%
Social services for all children:
11%
Better public transportation:
9%
Better jobs training:
7%
Safer neighborhoods:
17%
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Which of the following would you prefer to be the state of Missouri's primary system of taxation?
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A higher sales tax that completely replaces an income tax:
43%
A sales tax and an income tax:
57%
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Do you pay earnings tax to the City of St. Louis or some other city?
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Yes, to St. Louis:
67%
Yes, but not to St. Louis:
2%
No:
29%
No, but I should be:
1%
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Have you been approached recently to sign a petition that would require residents of St. Louis and Kansas City to periodically renew their earnings taxes?
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Yes, and I signed it:
7%
Yes, but I did not sign it:
7%
No:
86%
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In a different and better world, which action would most qualify a person for a tax break?
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Voting in every election:
16%
Serving in the military:
34%
Serving in a domestic volunteer program, like Teach for America:
33%
Riding a bicycle to work:
5%
Having children with perfect school attendance:
3%
Winning the lottery:
1%
Adopting a stray animal from a shelter:
3%
Using your turn signals:
3%
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Who usually prepares your tax return?
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I do:
38%
My partner or spouse does:
7%
My mommy, daddy, or other relative does:
2%
My accountant does:
51%
Taxes! Are they due again?:
1%
I don't file taxes:
0%
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Where do you usually keep your tax records during the year?
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In a special drawer:
50%
In a special box:
32%
All over the place:
16%
I don't keep records:
2%
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If you knew someone who owed more than $2 million in taxes, would you turn them in for the 10 percent reward offered by the Internal Revenue Service?
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Do you try to shop in places according to the sales tax rates of the location?
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Yes, always:
8%
Yes, sometimes:
27%
No:
61%
I have no idea what you're talking about:
4%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
1284
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