Sunday, September 07, 2008

Unscientific poll of UT Students: lower taxes

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Overall results

* Of the 25 students who responded, 15 favored lower taxes and fewer government programs, while 10 supported higher taxes and more government support.

* 13 of the students claimed to support Sen. Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election, while 10 favored Sen. John McCain. Two participants are currently undecided.

* 20 of the 25 students said that a candidate's economic beliefs would be "important" or "very important" when voting this fall. Only one said economic issues are "not important at all."

* Of the 14 females polled, eight supported the McCain-Palin ticket; seven of the 11 males, however, supported the Obama-Biden ticket.