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7 out of 10 Americans believe Romney’s policies will benefit only the rich

      More than seven out of 10 Americans believe Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney’s policies would only benefit the wealthy, a new poll has shown. According to the Pew Research Center Poll, almost 71 percent believe Romney’s policies would help the rich, and only 37 percent believe the same for President Barack Obama. Half of all Americans think Obama’s policies would help the middle class, compared with only 40 percent who support Romney, the poll revealed. Almost 60 percent think Obama’s policies would help the poor, compared with only 31 percent for Romney. According to Politico, Pew poll found that while Americans don’t think Romney will do much to help the middle class, he does better than either political party. Only 23 percent Americans said the GOP favours the middle class, compared with 35 percent for Democrats. Almost 63 percent Americans said Republicans favour the wealthy, however, only 32 percent said the same about Democrats, the report said. A majority of Americans, 58 percent, said the wealthy don’t pay their fair share in taxes, and one-fifth of Americans said the same of the poor, the report added. According to the poll, only 38 percent of Americans said the middle class pays too much in taxes, with half saying middle-income Americans pay their fair share.

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