Gee... a leftwing polling outfit, paid for by democrat interests that want to jack up our taxes, tells us that we SUPPORT tax increases.

Are you stunned?

I'm stunned.

A leftist pollster, paid for leftists, concludes thaty the people of this state actually would support tax increases to make up for leftist, out of control spending.

And for some reason, this birdcage liner sees that as news.

Nah.... no bias HERE, I tell ya!

AP Source: Poll: Wash. voters open to "sin" taxes

Saturday, March 7 2:45 p.m. BY CURT WOODWARD - ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Voters might support higher "sin taxes" to take the edge off deep state budget cuts, but they seem to recoil at tax hikes for businesses, according to polling by political interest groups pushing for a statewide tax referendum.

Washingtonians also prefer a temporary tax increase that "sunsets" after helping the state get through its present budget crisis, according to the poll of about 800 likely voters across the state.
An across-the-board sales tax increase of 1 percent was initially unpopular, but voters seemed more willing to accept sales tax increases if they were presented as an average monthly cost of around $20 or less, the polling showed.

The research, conducted earlier this month by Goodwin Simon Victoria Research, a national Democratic polling firm, is part of a growing effort among left-leaning political interests to blunt the effects of the state's budget deficit, presently about $8 billion and growing through mid-2011.
The data was provided to The Associated Press by a person who had been briefed on the results. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the research.

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