Although in dramatically different ways, Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York and the Republican tax plan scheduled for release Thursday raise the same jagged question: In the Donald Trump era, is it possible for a deeply divided America to sustain any shared interest or common purpose? The country obviously faced […] Read more »
Most back tax cut for middle class, tax increase on wealthy and corporations
Most Americans would like to see a tax cut for the middle class and small businesses, but a majority want to see tax increases for large corporations (56 percent) and for the wealthy (58 percent). More than half of Americans (54 percent) do think cutting taxes in general would help […] Read more »
Trump tax plan has lackluster public support, poll says
President Trump and congressional Republicans begin their drive to cut taxes with lackluster public support, according to the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The survey shows that just 25 percent call the Trump tax plan a good idea, while 35 percent call it a bad idea. The remaining 40 […] Read more »
More Would Blame Trump, GOP for Higher Health Care Costs
Half of Americans say they will blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans if health care costs increase under Obamacare and if more end up losing coverage, according to results from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, while 37 percent say they would put the blame on former President […] Read more »
Public’s Views of a National Health Plan
The October Kaiser Health Tracking Survey continues our efforts to track attitudes towards a national health plan, sometimes referred to as a “single-payer plan” or “Medicare-for-all,” in which all Americans would get health insurance from a single government plan. About half of the public (53 percent) favor having a national […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters frustrated with tax system, Democrats ahead in ballot test
Republican efforts to tackle tax reform should be welcome news to voters, as the latest Fox News poll finds there’s much in the nation’s current system Americans want fixed. A sizable 69 percent majority is upset about how much they pay personally, but that’s not the top voter frustration. Some […] Read more »