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Most Americans (52%) do not believe the U.S. government needs more tax revenue and well over half (57%) say all tax increases should be subject to voter approval,

according to a Rasmussen Poll released on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. A plurality (48%) say they would vote for a candidate who said he would raise taxes only on the rich, while only 37% would vote for a candidate opposed to all tax increases. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided. A separate survey found that 51% believe Obama will raise taxes if elected as opposed to 33% who believe that of a President McCain.

In the latest survey, 47% of Democrats say new tax revenues are needed while only 17% of Republicans agree. A whopping 73% of GOP voters say more taxes are not needed and 34% of Democrats agree with them. Fifty-six percent (56%) of unaffiliated voters say the government does not need more tax revenue, but 32% disagree. Fifty-six percent (56%) of black voters as opposed to 33% of whites say the government needs more tax income. Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters say Americans pay more than 25% of their income in local, state and federal taxes, but only a plurality of 43% think the government should be required to provide a taxpayer with an annual report showing how much he or she has paid.