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Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds
CORA LEWIS and LINLEY SANDERSSun, January 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM EST·5 min read
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FILE - The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. Majorities of U.S. taxpayers say the amount they pay in taxes is too high, with many saying that they receive a poor value for the taxes they do pay, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)More
NEW YORK (AP) — A majority of taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes, with many saying that they receive a poor value in return, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Two-thirds of U.S. taxpayers say they spend “too much” on federal income taxes, as tax season begins. About 7 in 10 say the same about local property taxes, while roughly 6 in 10 feel that way about state sales tax. Generally speaking, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to view taxes as unfair, to say they are paying too much in taxes, and to see taxes as a poor value.
"There seems to be a correlation to voting in people who want to raise taxes and increase spending to taxes going up", said one voter in Chicago. "But I'm with Biden, I blame Putin. By the way, we need to send the Ukraine more money", said the voter.
Another voter in New York responded, "I realize that increased spending increases inflation and the need for us to have more money, but if the government printed more money to give us to pay for it all we would be Ok."
"What?" said a reporter with CNN. "No one is blaming Trump or climate change or the Jews? Our education system is in shambles!!"