Americans overwhelmingly believe teachers don’t make enough money, and half say they’d support paying higher taxes to give educators a raise. The findings of the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research come amid recent teacher strikes and other protests over low pay, tough classroom conditions […] Read more »
Why Stormy Daniels Poses a Problem for Democrats
It was telling that as Tax Day arrived this week, the media’s focus was riveted not on the massive tax overhaul that President Trump recently signed into law, but on James Comey, Stormy Daniels, and Michael Cohen. In their own ways, these three players in the Trump drama symbolize the […] Read more »
Divides Over Trade Scramble Midterm Election Messaging
President Trump’s trade policies enjoy the strong backing of his supporters but are less popular among independents, moderate Republicans and others whose votes could decide control of Congress in the midterm election this fall. That could complicate Republicans’ plans to make their economic record a central argument in their case […] Read more »
No One’s Talking About the New Tax Law
President Trump went to West Virginia this month to talk about tax cuts, but he got a bit distracted. He talked about China, the North American Free Trade Agreement, border security, “sanctuary cities” and states he won in 2016. Eventually he turned to his prepared comments on taxes. “This was […] Read more »
Republicans regain advantage on dealing with the economy
In a reversal, Americans now prefer Republicans over Democrats as the party best equipped to deal with the economy and taxes, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … But while Republicans have regained the upper hand on handling taxes generally, the tax reform signed by the president […] Read more »
Slim Majority Now Says U.S. Middle Class Pays Fair Tax Share
A slim majority of Americans now believe that middle-income people pay “their fair share” of federal taxes, up significantly from last year’s reading. A large majority of Americans think corporations pay too little in taxes, although the view that corporations pay their fair share has edged upward. CONT. Frank Newport, […] Read more »