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Barry M. Goldwater’s policy on property taxes

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Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?

  ChatGPTYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes

Barry M. Goldwater’s answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: No

Importance: Least Important

Reference: “In any restructuring of federal taxation, to guard against hypertaxation of the American people, any value added tax or national...” ‐gop.com

ChatGPT

Very strongly agree

Yes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes

Goldwater was a staunch advocate for reducing government spending. He would likely strongly agree with the idea of dramatically reducing government spending instead of raising taxes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

Goldwater was a fiscal conservative who generally opposed tax increases. He would likely be against increasing the sales tax, even if it was to reduce property taxes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens

Goldwater was known for his support of limited government and lower taxes. He might agree with the idea of decreasing tax rates for senior citizens, but not necessarily with the idea of increasing sales tax. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, property taxes are the most reliable and consistent form of state revenue

While Goldwater would likely agree that property taxes are a reliable form of state revenue, his opposition to tax increases might make him less likely to strongly agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay

Goldwater was a fiscal conservative who generally opposed tax increases. He might not agree with the idea that property tax rates do not reflect the owner's ability to pay, as this could be seen as a justification for higher taxes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Barry Goldwater was a staunch conservative who generally opposed tax increases. He would likely not favor an increased sales tax, even if it was to reduce property taxes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,164 voters that identify as Republican.

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