Most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls, even after last year’s tax law fulfilled several of Donald Trump’s tax-related campaign promises.
In fact, a new Fox News poll indicates people are more upset about taxes than they were last year.
The findings from the survey, which was conducted in late March, are another sign that Americans are on edge about their personal finances as the U.S. experiences a spike in inflation and sluggish economic growth.
Other polling finds that frustration goes beyond personal tax obligations, with many believing that wealthy people and corporations are not paying their fair share, while others worry about government waste.
This just tells you how little people know about taxes. Most people’s taxes have gone down due to Trump. Mine have gone down significantly. Trump voters don’t care. Many people voted for him purely to pay less on taxes. I know many people who don’t care about abortion or trans people or gay marriage or immigration or health care or anything else being batted around by politicians. They voted for Trump because they would have a slightly lower tax bill. That is the only thing they cared about. They didn’t care that brown people would be hurt, only that they made more money. These same people now have rising costs directly due to Trump that offset those tax gains, so they again think taxes are too high. They are not thinking, “we shouldn’t spend a billion per day Iran.”
Am I happy to be paying less? Kind of. I’d rather pay more and have that be used to give health care to people who can’t afford it, but this government would only use it to fund another half trillion in defense spending. So I’ll take my lower taxes to pay shit off so I can move to Europe sooner.