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A new poll released Tuesday found that a majority of Americans continue to favor cutting the payroll tax, although the percentage supporting that break has steadily decreased since last autumn.

According to a survey by CNN/ORC, 54 percent of Americans favor cutting the payroll tax, while 42 percent oppose doing so. That figure is down from 59 percent in October of last year, and 65 percent last September.

Democrats are evenly split on the issue, with 48 percent favoring a tax cut and 49 percent opposing. Nearly six in 10 Republicans support reducing the payroll tax, while 38 percent do not believe in doing so.

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