# A jobs guarantee funded by high-income taxes has broad support

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2026, 65% of Americans favored a federal program that would guarantee a job to any American who wants one, funded by a 5% income tax increase on those earning over $200,000 per year. This includes 33% who strongly support and 31% who somewhat support.

About one in five opposed the program (23%), with 11% who somewhat oppose and 11% who strongly oppose. Another 13% were unsure. In a parallel survey arm, support rose to 75% when the same program was funded by a tax on incomes over $1 million.

## Topline

Would you support or oppose creating a program like this?

65% of Americans favor a federal jobs guarantee funded by taxes on high incomes.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly support: 33.5%
- Somewhat support: 31.3%
- Not sure / Don't know: 12.5%
- Strongly oppose: 11.4%
- Somewhat oppose: 11.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Module 2: Economics, Work, & Policy
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-15)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-15)