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Mitt Romney’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

Mitt Romney’s answer is based on the following data:

Updated 2hrs ago

Mitt Romney voters

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

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 171 voters that voted for Mitt Romney in the 2012 Presidential election.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: No

Importance: Less 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

Romney has consistently advocated for reducing government spending as a means to balance budgets and reduce taxes. This answer aligns closely with his stated policy positions. 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, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens

Romney has shown support for tax relief for certain groups, including senior citizens. He would likely support a policy that decreases tax rates for this demographic. 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

Romney has generally been against tax increases, including sales taxes. He would likely not support a policy that increases one type of tax to decrease another. 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 Romney has not specifically spoken about the reliability of property taxes as a form of state revenue, his general stance on fiscal conservatism suggests he would agree with the principle of stable and reliable tax revenue. 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

Romney has not specifically addressed the issue of property tax rates reflecting the owner's ability to pay. However, his general stance on tax policy suggests he would not necessarily 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

Mitt Romney, as a Republican, generally favors lower taxes and less government intervention in the economy. He has not specifically advocated for increasing sales taxes 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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Party’s support base

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

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,151 voters that identify as Republican.

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