A majority of Americans of both parties believe that the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, making the issue a prominent one on the campaign trail this year. But you’d be wrong if you thought this meant there was any kind of consensus among Democrats and Republicans on […] Read more »
Americans Still Say Upper-Income Pay Too Little in Taxes
Six in 10 Americans continue to believe that upper-income Americans pay too little in taxes. This attitude has been steady over the past five years, but is lower than in the early 1990s, when as many as 77% said those with higher incomes paid too little in taxes. CONT. Frank […] Read more »
Two-Thirds of Trump Supporters Say Nation Needs a Leader Willing to Break the Rules
A new PRRI/The Atlantic Survey finds nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s supporters believe that the situation in the United States has gotten so far off track that country needs a leader willing to break some rules to set things right. In contrast, only 40 percent of […] Read more »
Americans React to Presidential Candidates’ Tax Proposals
Tax reform is a central issue in this year’s GOP presidential nomination race, with Republican candidates proposing a number of ways to simplify and reduce taxes. When asked to react to six of these tax-related proposals, Americans generally are more positive than negative about all, although by widely varying margins. […] Read more »
Cruz, Sanders and Americans Agree: Government Not Working
The results of Monday night’s Iowa caucuses have brought the very conservative Sen. Ted Cruz and the very liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders more directly into the media spotlight. These two senators are not only from the opposite sides of the aisle but also from the opposite ends of the ideological […] Read more »
Does the American Dream mean anything anymore? More young people are saying no.
Do you think about your life in terms of the American Dream? A white picket fence? The 2.5 children? The kind of upward mobility that isn’t ostentatious—never!—but still pays for nice enough vacations and new iPhones? For a growing number of young people, the answer is no. In 1986, 67% […] Read more »