White Tax Cut Defeated despite Poll showing 84% Support

Article Posted: 04/18/2007 2:51:48 PM

Senator Tom White issued the following statement after his plan to give every Nebraska homeowner a $500 property tax cut and eliminate the estate tax was defeated by the Legislature:

“Today’s vote would have strengthened Nebraska’s middle class by giving every homeowner a $500 property tax cut and would have eliminated the estate tax, but unfortunately too many have not heard the people’s demand for real property tax relief. I made a promise to the people of my district that I would fight hard for property tax relief, and despite this defeat I will continue that fight.”

Yesterday, Senator White released the results of a poll on tax issues conducted March 29-April 3, 2007 by Myers Research/Strategic Services of Springfield, Virginia with a sample size of 500 voters from across Nebraska. Highlights from the poll:

• 84% of Nebraskans favor Senator White’s $500 property tax cut plan.
• 69% of Nebraskans favor eliminating the estate tax.
• Only 49% of Nebraskans favor income tax cuts and 43% oppose.
• When asked to choose between a $500 property tax cut and an income tax cut, Nebraskans favor the property tax cut 62%-20%.

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