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60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy (POLL)

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60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy (POLL)

By ALLISON DE JONG
ABC News
Nov 3, 2017

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Americans oppose Donald Trump’s emerging tax plan by broad a 17-point margin, with 60 percent saying it favors the wealthy -– including six in 10 of the wealthy themselves. As details –- albeit still scarce -– have emerged, support and opposition have grown essentially in tandem. Fifty percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll oppose the plan, up 6 percentage points from September; 33 percent support it, up 5 points. The rest, 17 percent, are undecided. Criticism of the plan goes hand-in-hand with negative views of Trump’s efforts to improve the federal tax system overall: 56 percent rate him negatively on this issue, versus 34 percent positively. A key criticism is the sense that the plan would mostly benefit the rich; 60 percent say so, versus 17 percent who think it will treat all people equally and 13 percent who think the middle class mainly will benefit. Even among those with incomes of $100,000 or more, 61 percent think the plan chiefly will benefit the wealthy.

That’s a major impediment to public support: Among those who think it will chiefly benefit the rich, support for the Trump tax plan plummets to 10 percent, versus 79 percent among those who think others, or all, mainly will benefit. Support for the Trump plan peaks at 75 percent among Republicans and those who approve of his job performance overall in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. Opposition hits 79 percent among Democrats and 78 percent among Trump disapprovers; it’s 52 percent among independents, with 29 percent in support.
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Typical Americans are realizing that the Trump/GOP Tax Reform package actually does them no great favors and is not deficit-neutral (it substantially increases the national deficit).

Related: Trumps Tax Plan | ABC Poll PDF
 
That should be no surprise since "the rich" pay most of the federal income tax.
 
So? Any tax cut is a tax cut for the rich, the poor don't (effectively) pay taxes.
 
Spartacus FPV said:
So? Any tax cut is a tax cut for the rich, the poor don't (effectively) pay taxes.
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So? What is the point of the tax cut? Taking money from the poor to give to the rich isn't morally right, productive to the economy, good policy or even American.
 
j-mac said:
That's what happens when you arrogantly think that everyone holds the same vile views as you do.
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Once Americans learn the full details of this fiasco, the percentage against it will be even higher.
There is no justification to adding 1.5 trillion to our debt.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
That should be no surprise since "the rich" pay most of the federal income tax.
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Nearly half of American have zero tax liability. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the people who pay most of the taxes are getting THEIR money back that was essentially stolen from them by the government. In addition, this government does not work for the best interests of the people, nor does it properly control its expenditures. There are rogue agencies and corporate interests controlling foreign policy. This government is a complete disaster.
 
upsideguy said:
So? What is the point of the tax cut? Taking money from the poor to give to the rich isn't morally right, productive to the economy, good policy or even American.
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Taking what money from the poor?
 
I would bet good money that the 60% that think that way about the tax plan 1- have never read the tax plan and 2-Dont have the first ****ing clue about who pays taxes in this country.
 
60% of Americans don't have a clue of what is in the Tax bill!
The information just came out. They are going with some headline or
what a stupid talking head had to say!

Polls said President Trump would never be President.
 
upsideguy said:
So? What is the point of the tax cut? Taking money from the poor to give to the rich isn't morally right, productive to the economy, good policy or even American.
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Poor people are going to have to pay more taxes?
 
Hari Seldon said:
Deficits don't matter when repukes are in charge.

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But deficits DO matter when rats are in charge?

:lamo

Come on, man. You dont see how embarrassing that kind of rhetoric makes you look? You and the rest of the rat supporters cheered on the rats as the defict went from 7t to 20t under Obama....and NOW you want to pretend to give a **** about DEFICITS???

Where lese did we see this. Oh yeah...in the thread where rats and Hilary supporters were suddenly outraged over a server being wiped. :lamo

Classic.

For the record...deficits DO matter. Debt matters. And both parties blow. But for YOU to run around covered head to toe in **** after supporting the rat party blindly and then saying "Look what THOSE guys stepped in!"? Thats just ****ing hilarious.
 
upsideguy said:
So? What is the point of the tax cut? Taking money from the poor to give to the rich isn't morally right, productive to the economy, good policy or even American.
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Look at it this way, many so-called rich people are business owners who provide jobs to the poor and middle class. When their tax burdens are reduced, it puts more of their money back into their own hands to improve their business, hire more people, give pay increases to their workers, or whatever else they want to do with it. Tax cuts benefit nearly everyone in the big picture.
 
Floridafan said:
Once Americans learn the full details of this fiasco, the percentage against it will be even higher.
There is no justification to adding 1.5 trillion to our debt.
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This is the one thing I dislike about the tax plan, it doesn't cut spending. Trump has tax reduction as his top priority in this matter, which is a good intention but government spending needs to be reduced along with it.
 
anyone with half a brain understands that the GOP is ALL about the rich folks aka corporations ...........

the dumbass brain dead hillbillies that voted for Trump don't get that, obviously

maybe, with some luck, the GOP bill will pass & some of the folks that voted for Trump can bitch about their vote .............
 
Rogue Valley said:
60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy (POLL)



Typical Americans are realizing that the Trump/GOP Tax Reform package actually does them no great favors and is not deficit-neutral (it substantially increases the national deficit).

Related: Trumps Tax Plan | ABC Poll PDF
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Yep, there are a LOT of economically illiterate Americans out there. Bernie and Obama supporters, no doubt.

Here's the deal, you people and the econony and job killing agenda you support lost.
Not only in November but you've been getting your clocks cleaned since 2010

Time to let the grown up fix what Obama and the Democrats screwed up
 
Samhain said:
Either they don't matter or they matter. Doesn't matter who's in charge.
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Precisely correct which is why all the talk of tax cuts is rather silly. IF Congress (BOTH parties of congress) were committed to cutting the spending and paying down the debt thewn there should be no tax cuts and in fact should be increases both in sales taxes to help pay for those debt reductions and in the wealthiest. But until there is a commitment to cut debt, why does it make ANY sense to give congress MORE to spend recklessly? Hell...cut ALL taxes. Let the government operate solely in a debt environment. No one seemed to give much of a **** when over the last 8 years our debt was increased more during 1 administration than the previous 43 combined. NOW it matters? getda****outtaheah...
 
Fenton said:
Yep, there are a LOT of economically illiterate Americans out there. Bernie and Obama supporters, no doubt.

Here's the deal, you people and the econony and job killing agenda you support lost.
Not only in November but you've been getting your clocks cleaned since 2010

Time to let the grown up fix what Obama and the Democrats screwed up
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Oh sure; let the GOP 'fix' what Dumbass G W Bush handed off to Obama in 2009, the worst financial melt down since 1929

yeah; let the GOP 'fix' it .................. we all know how that typically ends ..............
 
cuban smokes said:
Oh sure; let the GOP 'fix' what Dumbass G W Bush handed off to Obama in 2009, the worst financial melt down since 1929

yeah; let the GOP 'fix' it .................. we all know how that typically ends ..............
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Lol !

Obama has 8 years to fix the mess that was handed to him.
Instead of focusing on the economy, he passed a disastrous healthcare law, which stripped more and more discretionary income from Middle class Americans and slammed small bussineses with higher cost for insuring their employees.

Obama did nothing to change the tax policies that led to corporations ans investors and banks sitting on Trillions in capital rather than investing it back into the economy

Like I said, too many Americans are economically illiterate and actually buy into the absurd talking points based on empty class warfare narratives.

You folks LOST....Lol !.....so GTFO out the way and let the adults clean up Obama's mess
 
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