Republican elected officials are promoting their recent adoption Tax and expenditure bills As Americans’ victory, but a new survey shows that Americans widely believe it is a victory for the rich.
according to Associated Press-Nok Public Affairs Research Center. Most people (about six out of ten) believe that it is more harmful than helping people with low incomes. About half say that this does more harm than good for the middle class and those who like them.
Republicans have started broadcasting ads Formulate legislation As a tax cut for all Americans, new deductions on tips and overtime income are highlighted. But Democrats have always believed that the wealthiest Americans would benefit from legislation, citing cuts to Medicaid and food aid programs.
New polls show Republicans are still persuasive. High prices may also shut down some Americans. According to the new survey, Trump’s approval rate for government spending has dropped, and about one in ten American adults in the political arena think the government spends “too much”.
Americans see little or no benefits for low income or middle class
According to the poll, most people have heard at least about the new law, which found that about two-thirds of our adults have heard or read “a lot” or “some.”
Those who know something about legislation are more likely to believe it benefits the rich, and those who hear “a little” or “nothing.”
Anaiah Barrow, a 25-year-old single mother from North Carolina, disagrees with the political party, saying she is worried that the new law will hurt caregivers like her. Barrow is juggling a job, caring for two young children and pursuing a degree – worried about losing the opportunity to use daycare and food stamps.
“It does have a big impact,” Barrow said of the recently passed legislation. “It may not be a big one now, but in the long run, it will have that effect – it will suffer from a bad state.”
Even many Republicans agree that the rich may benefit from the tax and expenditure laws. About half said the law would provide more help to the rich. A similar percentage also illustrates the middle class, and 10 in 10 Republicans believe this will help more people with low incomes.
Lori Nichols, a 51-year-old carer for her elderly mother in Illinois, said the legislation “is hardly any of that legislation for those with older people and people with disabilities.” Although Nichols is a Republican, she said she did not vote in the 2024 presidential election, but instead voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.
“In my opinion (Trump’s) is just making the rich richer,” Nichols said.
Republicans are unlikely to be hurt
Despite the overall view that wealthy people will be the main beneficiaries, Democrats and independents are easier than Republicans, believing that the law may harm them personally.
Nathan Hay, shift service manager for an international dealer, said he believes lower income people may see a “slight increase” in tax revenue, but still supports the bill. “Personally, this hasn’t helped me a ton,” he believes, which will help small businesses, which is a staple in his own life and family.
About half of Republicans hope the legislation will do more to “help people like you,” while only 2 out of one-tenth of independents, compared to only 6 percent of Democrats.
“I’m not a tax accountant, but it sounds like it’s more beneficial for people with higher tax levels,” Republican Geraldine Putnam, 87, a Trump voter who lives in rural southern areas.
“It’s not that I want to take away the motivation to become richer, it’s the American dream,” Putnam said.
But she also thinks she will pay more taxes in the end. “What he is doing, I think he thinks it’s right,” she said of Trump. “It’s just the extreme method he’s using.”
Trump approves government spending
The high-priced label of the law may take into account some Americans’ assessment of the law. Polls found that they are unlikely to agree with how Trump handles government spending since the spring.
Only 38% of Americans agree on how Donald Trump handles government spending, while 46% AP-NORC Poll Conducted in March.
Republicans are unlikely to say the government spends more than they are March 2023When Joe Biden was president, about six out of 10 people still believed the government was overspending. The same goes for similar Democrats.
Putnam, now a retiree, has questions about Trump’s cuts on federal workers, although she said she approved the ability to “reduce people who don’t really do the job.”
Trump’s view is that Trump draws attention to people who abuse social services and then “fires people in the office” who are investigating this fraud and abuse. “What’s the point?” she asked.
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A sample of 1,437 adults conducted using the NORC probability-based Amerispeak panel was conducted on July 10-14, which was designed to represent the U.S. population. The margin for the overall sampling error of adults is added or subtracted by 3.6 percentage points.
