| 来源类型 | Report |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| AEI Public Opinion Study: Public opinion on taxes | |
| Eleanor O’Neil; Heather Sims; Karlyn Bowman | |
| 发表日期 | 2017-04-17 |
| 出版年 | 2017 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Read the Public Opinion Study This AEI Public Opinion Study is a compilation of polls on taxes conducted over the past 80 years, including topics ranging from tax fairness to specific tax proposals to the politics of taxes. In many areas, public opinion on the topic has changed little over time. How do Americans feel about the taxes they pay now? People are not overly concerned about how much they personally pay in federal income taxes. Sixty-one percent say what they pay is fair (Gallup). Asked a more general question about the amount Americans pay in federal taxes, 39 percent say they are very or somewhat satisfied, 58 percent somewhat or very dissatisfied (Gallup). A majority have consistently said corporations and upper-income people pay too little in taxes. In 2016, more people said middle-income people paid too much in taxes (53 percent) than said lower-income people paid too much (46 percent). Only 6 percent said middle-income people paid too little, compared to 20 percent who said that about lower-income people (Gallup). President Donald Trump has promised to deliver tax reform, but do Americans see it as a priority? Seventy-three percent of registered voters think the country’s tax system should be reformed this year (Fox News). However, in a January Pew Research Center poll, reforming the nation’s tax system ranked 14th of 21 issues in terms of the percentage naming it a top priority for the President and Congress. Taxes have rarely rated among Americans’ top concerns. Only 2 percent name taxes as the most important problem facing the country (Gallup). How much confidence do Americans have in Trump when it comes to taxes? Reviewing polls over the years, there have been few instances when Americans expected their taxes to decrease as the result of presidential or congressional actions. Early polling on Trump and taxes shows mixed results. Fifty-one percent in November said they thought the Trump administration would be able to cut their taxes (Gallup), but in a March Fox News survey, 49 percent said they expect their taxes will go up under the Trump administration, compared to 36 percent who said they expect their taxes will go down. Half think it is very or somewhat likely that Donald Trump will be able to rewrite the tax code to make it less complicated, half think it is not very likely or not likely at all (CNN/ORC). Forty-three percent at this early stage of his presidency approve of the way he is handling taxes; 48 percent disapprove (CNN/ORC). |
| 主题 | Economics ; Polls |
| 标签 | AEI Public Opinion Study ; Donald Trump ; Public opinion polls ; Tax reform |
| URL | https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/aei-public-opinion-study-public-opinion-on-taxes/ |
| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/206380 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Eleanor O’Neil,Heather Sims,Karlyn Bowman. AEI Public Opinion Study: Public opinion on taxes. 2017. |
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