Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in Congress want to "reform" the income taxes. They have tried to sell their reforms as mainly benefitting the middle class. So far, the American public is not buying their arguments.
A plurality of Americans (41%) currently oppose the GOP's tax plan, while only 33% support it -- a difference of 8 points opposing the plan. About 26% are unsure what to think about the plan.
The second chart shows why the prevailing opinion is in opposition to the plan. The general feeling among the public is that 57% think the plan would either leave their taxes the same or increase them. And 54% think the plan would do the same for the poor. But a significant plurality 46% say the rich would have their taxes decreased under the plan.
The American people would like to see a tax cut, but they want those cuts to go to the working and middle classes. They don't want a plan that primarily benefits the rich. And that's exactly what the GOP plan does -- give about 80% of cuts to the richest 1%.
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between October 1st and 3rd of a random national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,298 registered voters), with a margin of error of 3.1 points.
