Americans On: Federal Income Taxes
On April 13th, 2005, Gallup released a study gauging Americans' opinions
of federal income taxes. Here are the results:
The poll, conducted April 4-7, shows that 61% of Americans say the
income tax they will have to pay this year is fair, while 34% say it is
not.
While 61% of Americans say the federal income tax they have to pay is
fair, 51% also say the amount they have to pay is too high. One might
think that if people say their tax bill is fair, they wouldn't also say
it is too high. But the poll shows that 29% of people who say their
taxes are fair also say they have to pay too much.
Majority of Upper-Income People
Say They Pay Too Little Taxes; Lower- and Middle-Income People Agree
While most Americans say the amount of taxes they pay is fair, large
majorities also say the amount corporations and upper-income people pay
is too little, and a slight majority says the amount lower-income people
pay is too much.
About 16% of all Americans identify themselves as either "upper class"
or "upper middle class." A majority of this group, 52%, says
upper-income people pay too little taxes. Among people who identify
themselves as "working/lower class" or "middle class," large majorities
agree -- 77% and 67%, respectively.
Do you believe it is becoming --
[ROTATED: easier for someone to cheat on their income taxes, has there
been no change, or is it becoming harder for someone to cheat on their
income taxes]?
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Easier |
No
change |
Harder |
No
opinion |
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| 2005 Apr 4-7 |
21% |
35 |
30 |
14 |
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