January 20, 2016 - 09:50 — Timothy Gillespie
The latest poll from Abacus Data asked how people felt about a range of the promises that the Liberal Party made while campaigning last fall. In each case, people were asked if they wanted the government to go ahead with the promise, would prefer they not go ahead, or didn’t care much one way or another.
Strong support to cut middle class taxes, increase wealthy taxes; change electoral system. Split decision on legalizing pot, Isis, deficit
The latest poll from Abacus Data asked how people felt about a range of the promises that the Liberal Party made while campaigning last fall. In each case, people were asked if they wanted the government to go ahead with the promise, would prefer they not go ahead, or didn’t care much one way or another.
The results, in a nutshell, reveal:
• Large majorities want the government to proceed with tax cuts for the middle class (80%), with increasing taxes on the wealthiest people (77%) and with increased spending on infrastructure (64%). In each of these cases, opposition never rises above 18%.
• Opinion is more mixed when it comes to being willing to run a deficit to help stimulate the economy: 48% say go ahead, 38% would prefer not, and 14% have no strong feelings.
• Similar results are found for “changing our role in the fight against ISIS, to put more emphasis on training local troops and ending our bombing missions”.
• When it comes to changing the electoral system and how we vote, 41% say go ahead, 25% say don’t and 34% have no strong feelings.
• Finally, on legalization of marijuana, opinion is split with 38% saying go ahead, 38% preferring not, and 24% expressing limited interest.
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