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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 16, 2022

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By Scott Rasmussen

The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.

August 16, 2022: Fifty-five percent (55%) of voters oppose a provision increasing IRS funding by $80 billion to allow them to audit more taxpayers. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 31% support the provision, and 13% are not sure.

The survey also found that 48% of voters would prefer to use that $80 billion to pay for more border patrol agents. Just 17% prefer using it to pay for more IRS agents, 25% want neither, and 10% are not sure.


Methodology

The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 4-6, 2022. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.

The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 2.8 percentage points.

Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.

Survey Questions

The budget proposal includes approximately $80 billion in funding for the IRS to audit more taxpayers. Do you favor or oppose providing this funding for the IRS?

  • 12%-Strongly favor
  • 19%-Somewhat favor
  • 21%-Somewhat oppose
  • 34%-Strongly oppose
  • 13%-Not sure

An alternative proposal would use that $80 billion to secure the Southern Border by hiring more Border Patrol officers. Would you rather see the money used to hire more IRS agents or Border Patrol officers?

  • 17%-More IRS agents
  • 48%-Border Patrol Agents
  • 25%-Neither
  • 10%-Not sure


Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.

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