The Pro-Tax Consensus

Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise — there is very widespread consensus that taxes need to go up, especially on the wealthy. Nearly 4 in 5 Americans want millionaires to pay more in taxes — and that includes two thirds of Mitt Romney supporters.

Check out this graph from the American Panel Survey (pdf). Sure, Obama supporters want to increase taxes more than Romney supporters — but the vast majority of people, including most Republicans, support tax increases over tax cuts.