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Voters Will Tax Themselves for Kids

Voters say giving children a strong start in life is as important to them as strengthening the economy.

Voters Will Tax Themselves for Kids

More than 80% of voters believe that creating equitable opportunities for children to get a strong start in life should be one of the highest priorities for government—and they are willing to raise their own local taxes to make those opportunities possible. This slide deck includes findings from a 2021 national poll of U.S. voters about their attitudes toward funding for children and youth services that advocates can use to demonstrate voter support for funding children’s programs.

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