Comment by peacetreefrog

9 years ago

No, the question asking about specific rates is talking about what the top marginal income tax rate should be (I can't see the actual question, but it's clear that's what thehill.com, who commissioned the poll, is referring to when discussing it).

You could argue that when people say the rich should pay "more", they're talking about effective rates, but a lower marginal income tax rate would be a funny way to raise top earners' effective tax rates.