AARP Reports on Taxation
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State Budgets & Older Adult Services: 2009 AARP Minnesota Survey
Education, health, long-term care, and transportation services in Minnesota should receive more funding, according to this survey of registered voters in the state, who also support increasing taxes to support these services. (17 pages)
April 7, 2009
By: Susan L. Silberman, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management
AARP Bulletin Survey on Plans to Spend Stimulus Package Rebates
A minority of Americans intend to spend the entirety of their stimulus package tax rebates, according to this executive summary of an AARP Bulletin nationwide survey. However, a greater percentage of those ages 50 and older plan to spend their entire rebate than those ages 18-49. (4 pages)
March 31, 2008
By: Gerard Rainville, AARP Knowledge Management
Should Older Americans Be Included in The Stimulus Package? Attitudes of Likely Voters
An overwhelming majority of likely voters ages 18+ (90%) believe it is important for the government to ensure that older Americans and others who rely primarily on Social Security are eligible to receive rebates provided to other Americans. However, the voters are divided on whether a rebate plan will effectively stimulate the economy. (10 pages)
February 5, 2008
By: S. Kathi Brown, AARP Knowledge Management
2007-2008 AARP Key Legislative Priorities: A Survey of Likely Voters in North Carolina
Likely Tar Heel State voters’ thoughts about six issues important to AARP, which are being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly during its 2007-08 session, are examined in this March 2007 telephone survey of 626 voters with a history of having voted in general elections in the last three years. (12 pages)
July 31, 2007
By: Terri Guengerich, AARP Knowledge Management
Perceptions of Tax Reform Among 18+ Florida Self-Identified Voters: Challenges and Opportunities
While large numbers of age 18+ self-identified Florida voters support the idea of limiting the amount of money that can be collected and spent by the state government, many would oppose any proposal to limit government’s taxing and spending ability if such limits would result in cuts to essential services. (20 pages)
August 1, 2007
By: Erica L. Dinger, J.D., AARP Knowledge Management
Balancing the State Budget and Maintaining Health and Long-term Care Funding in California: A Public Opinion Poll
Most Californians (90%) think it is important that the state maintain current levels of funding for health and long-term care services even in light of the state’s budget deficit, according to a 2005 AARP telephone survey of 1,200 California residents age 18 and over. (10 pages)
August 31, 2005
By: Jennifer H. Sauer, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management
Slot Machines in Maryland
A telephone survey of 801 Maryland residents age 50+ revealed that half strongly or somewhat supported expanding the state lottery, while 60 percent supported legalizing slot machines if revenues were used to avoid state budget cuts. Respondents wanted to see revenue from slot machines used for home- and community-based services, prescription drug assistance, education, long-term care, and transportation. (12 pages)
February 28, 2007
By: Erica L. Dinger, J.D., AARP Knowledge Management
Mississippi Taxes on Cigarettes and Food: A Survey of Self-Identified Registered Voters Age 18+
The views of Mississippi voters regarding proposed legislation to increase the state’s 18 cents per pack cigarette tax by $1 and reduce the 7 percent sales tax on food by half are examined in this August-September AARP telephone survey of 803 age 18+ self-identified registered voters. (20 pages)
October 25, 2006
By: Joanne Binette, M.P.A., AARP Knowledge Management
2006 Multi-State TABOR Survey of AARP Members
How much and what they know about TABOR and similar tax limitation initiatives, and their reactions when advised of the likely effects are examined in these May and August 2006 telephone surveys of 600 AARP members in each of nine states considering passage of such measures: Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon.
September 20, 2006
By: Alan Newman Research
2005 AARP Puerto Rico Social Impact Survey
Experiences, opinions and concerns regarding the cost and affordability of the prescription drugs they take, the utilities they use, the livability of their communities, home modification, property tax burdens and long-term care are explored in this Summer 2005 telephone survey of 1,010 age 50+ residents of Puerto Rico.
April 30, 2006
By: Katherine Bridges, M.G.S., AARP Knowledge Management; Cassandra Cantave Burton, AARP Knowledge Management
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