Poll: More Than Two-Thirds Of NYC Voters Support De Blasio’s Plan To Tax The Wealthy

New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s plan to tax the wealthy to help fund New York City’s public schools is a popular idea across the entire state, a new poll found.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 63 percent of New York State voters back the proposal, while 32 percent say they’re opposed. Within New York City limits, the margin increases to 68 percent in favor and 30 percent opposed.

De Blasio campaigned on a platform of adding a tax on households making more than $500,000 a year to cover the costs of universal pre-kindergarten and after-school programs.

“But there are political differences. Democrats, 81 percent for it. Independents, 61 percent. But Republicans are against it, 58 percent,” Quinnipiac University Polling Institute director Maurice Carroll told WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb.

The poll also found a racial divide on the tax proposal, Lamb reported.

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