Americans to GOP: Scrap the GOP Tax Scam
Is it just us or does the polling on the GOP tax scam keep getting worse and worse? New polling this morning from Monmouth University says that just 26% of Americans approve of the GOP tax scam. Instead of rushing to pass the bill in an attempt to hide it from the American people, maybe they should slow down and take a look at this latest poll. Highlights here:
“Americans disapprove of the tax reform plan currently making its way through Congress by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Half the public believe their own taxes would go up under this plan and a plurality would like to see Congress scrap the current effort and start fresh in 2018.”
“‘One of the reasons the current plan may be less popular than the Reagan-era package is that the 1986 bill was seen as a good faith bipartisan effort rather than a purely partisan proposal,’ said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.”
“Just 17% of the public say the current plan is a genuine attempt to reform the tax system while 35% say the push to pass this is bill is driven mainly by Republicans' desire to obtain a political victory. Another 35% say both reasons are equally at play.”
“Half of the public (50%) predict that the federal taxes they pay will go up with the plan now under consideration by Congress. Just 14% say their taxes will go down.”
“‘Right now, the American middle class is not particularly impressed with the current administration's performance on bread and butter issues. A major task for Congressional Republicans and Pres. Trump will be convincing these voters that they will benefit from the plan,’ said Murray.”
“Currently, a majority of Americans (53%) say that middle class families have not benefited at all from Pres. Trump's policies.”
“‘One of the reasons the current plan may be less popular than the Reagan-era package is that the 1986 bill was seen as a good faith bipartisan effort rather than a purely partisan proposal,’ said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.”
“Just 17% of the public say the current plan is a genuine attempt to reform the tax system while 35% say the push to pass this is bill is driven mainly by Republicans' desire to obtain a political victory. Another 35% say both reasons are equally at play.”
“Half of the public (50%) predict that the federal taxes they pay will go up with the plan now under consideration by Congress. Just 14% say their taxes will go down.”
“‘Right now, the American middle class is not particularly impressed with the current administration's performance on bread and butter issues. A major task for Congressional Republicans and Pres. Trump will be convincing these voters that they will benefit from the plan,’ said Murray.”
“Currently, a majority of Americans (53%) say that middle class families have not benefited at all from Pres. Trump's policies.”