With the annual IRS tax filing deadline approaching, majorities of Americans continue to be bothered by the feeling that some corporations and wealthy people do not pay their fair share in taxes. Majorities also say they would like taxes on these groups to be raised. About six-in-ten adults now say […] Read more »
2022’s Most Unexpected Winners and Losers
Generally, we don’t like to endorse zero-sum views of the world, but it was hard to miss the seesaw effect at play across the political landscape of 2022. So we offer for your amusement (or annoyance, depending on your political priors) 11 sets of paired winners and losers — the […] Read more »
The Rich Are Not Who We Think They Are. And Happiness Is Not What We Think It Is, Either.
… My data-driven advice for getting rich for someone with good analytical skills and deep experience in a field is to start a market research business. Use your specialized knowledge in the field to write up reports; sell them widely and charge a fortune to your contacts in the field. […] Read more »
COVID-19 fading as dominant political issue as Americans focus on inflation, economy
Americans are increasingly turning away from the coronavirus and focusing their attention elsewhere, especially toward rising consumer prices and other economic areas where Democrats are less trusted, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows, a shift that could favor Republicans in next year’s midterm elections. While COVID-19 continues to claim more than 1,000 lives […] Read more »
Social spending bill receives slight support in CNBC’s latest All-America survey
New polling from CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey shows average Americans slightly favor the social spending bill. CNBC’s Steve Liesman joins ‘Squawk Box’ to break down the findings. CNBC The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Analysis of Polls Finds Majorities Support 28 Proposals in Budget Reconciliation Plan
In a comprehensive analysis of polls on major proposals in the proposed reconciliation budget—related to health care, the environment, education, safety net programs and more—all 28 receive majority support, in most cases large majorities. For all proposals, this includes majorities of Democrats and independents. Among Republicans, majorities support 14 of […] Read more »