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U.S. adults on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023

In a survey conducted in early 2020, 67 percent of adults in the United States believed that billionaires should be targeted and have to pay a wealth tax as part of the solution to wealth inequality.

Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020

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Characteristic	Share of respondents
Billionaires should be targeted and have to pay a wealth tax as part of the solution to wealth inequality	67%
Billionaires should not be targeted and have to pay a wealth tax as part of the solution to wealth inequality as there are better approaches to this problem	33%

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Details: United States; February 23 to 24, 2020; 1,037 respondents; 18 years and older; registered voters; Online survey

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Sources

Harris Poll; The Hill

Survey by

The Hill; Harris Poll

Published by

The Hill

Source link

thehill.com

Release date

February 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 23 to 24, 2020

Number of respondents

1,037 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

registered voters

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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The Hill. (February 26, 2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/

The Hill. "Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020." Chart. February 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/

The Hill. (2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/

The Hill. "Opinion of Adults in The United States on Whether Billionaires Should Pay a Wealth Tax to Reduce Inequality in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/

The Hill, Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/ (last visited May 18, 2024)

Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020 [Graph], The Hill, February 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/

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