New Poll Shows Proposal 1 to Fix Crumbling Roads Will Fail 3-1

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A new poll suggests the May 5 sales tax proposal will go down faster than the air your tire after it hits one of the potholes the lion’s share of the money from the tax is supposed to fix.

If the election were held today, Proposal 1 would fail by a 3-1 margin, according to a new poll by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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Of the 600 Michigan residents were polled from Saturday-Monday, only 24 percent said they would vote for the proposal, while 66 percent said the planned to vote against it. When they were told more about the proposal, including the implications of 10 laws that would be triggered by its passage, opposition increased to 70 percent.

» Read more results on the Detroit Free Press.

Proposal 1 would amend the state’s Constitution by raising the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent.

While raising money for road repairs, the complex proposal would eliminate the sales tax on gasoline for the purpose of increasing transportation infrastructure funding.

The measure would affect other vehicle-related fees, increase spending for education and increase the earned income tax credit.

According to House Fiscal Agency estimates, the sales tax increase would generate more than $1.6 billion a year, with $1.2 billion going for road improvements, $130 million for mass transit, $300 million for school aid, and $95 million for local governments.

» Related: Important Deadline Coming Up for Proposal 1 Vote on May 5