Poll Shows That A Tax Increase Can Be Popular, Even Among Republicans

A recent survey in Nevada suggests that if framed a certain way, a tax increase can actually be quite popular. In a poll flagged on Friday by journalist Jon Ralston, a modest 45.4 percent of Republicans in Nevada's Senate District 5 said that they agreed with a proposal from Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) to raise taxes to better fund public education in the state. In the same poll, 81.8 percent of Democrats in the district said they supported the plan, as did 73.4 percent of independents. But responde...